KOBEET  HARRIS 


AND 


HIS     DESCENDANTS. 


WITH    NOTICES 


COMPILED    BY 


LUTHER  M.  HARRIS,  M.  D. 


BOSTON: 

PRINTED  BY  HENRY  W.  BUTTON  &  SON. 
90  AND  92  WASHINGTON  'STREET. 

1861. 


LIBRARY 

-T^TY  07  CALIFORNIA 
SANTA  BARBARA 


PREFACE. 


Compiler  of  the  following  pages  has  devoted  no  inconsiderable 
portion  of  time,  since  his  retirement  from  the  active  duties  of  his  profes- 
sion— some  fifteen  years  ago — to  collecting  the  facts  contained  in  this 
publication.  He  has  examined  original  town  and  county  records  wherever 
there  seemed  a  possibility  of  obtaining  any  materials,  and  has  had  the  co- 
operation of  various  of  his  kindred,  descendants  of  the  emigrant  ROBERT 
HARRIS.  A  series  of  important  papers  from  the  time  of  the  emigrant's 
settlement,  fortunately  preserved  in  the  family,  has  been  of  essential  ser- 
vice ;  the  copies  of  any  such,  herein  printed,  may  be  relied  upon  as  pre- 
serving word,  letter,  and  punctuation. 

Although  scattering  notices  of  individuals  of  the  name  of  Harris  in 
England  have  been  collected,  as  well  as  of  persons  in  this  country,  it  does 
not  seem  worth  while  to  insert  any  not  identified  as  belonging  to  this 
family ;  as  several  other  Harris  families  exist,  which  cannot  be  shown  to 
be  allied  with  that  of  Robert  Harris,  although  some  connection  may  possi- 
bly exist.  Some  of  these  are  mentioned  in  the  Appendix. 

Several  things  ought  to  be  noted  concerning  the  contents  of  these 
pages : — 

I.  Dates  have  been  left  unchanged,  as  to  Old  and  New  Style,  and  may 
be  considered  as  Old  or  New,  according  to  their  period. 

II.  Each  generation  is  kept  by  itself,  except  that  the  few  children  num- 
bered in  the  eighth,  are  mentioned  in  connection  with  their  parents. 

III.  Towns  specified  without  reference  to  any  State,  are  in  Massachu- 
setts. 

IV.  The  children  of  daughters  of  any  Harris  are  inserted  and  num- 
bered, but  no  further  descendants  are  traced. 

V.  The  arrangement  used  is  almost  exactly  the  one  recommended  by 
that  thorough  antiquarian  and  genealogist,    Samuel  G.  Drake,  Esq.,  of 
Boston  ;  it  is  easily  understood  by  the  following  explanations : 


4  PREFACE. 

Robert  Harris  and  his  descendants  are  numbered  in  regular  order  from 
the  beginning  to  the  end  ;  this  "  general  number"  is  the  Arabic  figure  pre- 
fixed to  each  name.  The  order  of  children  in  each  family  is  denoted  by 
the  Roman  numerals.  Thus — "(53)  IV.  John,"  (page  20),  denotes  that 
this  John  is  the  fifty-third  in  the  general  numbering,  and  the  fourth  child  in 
his  father's  family. 

The  small,  elevated  figure  at  the  right  of  any  name,  denotes  the  genera- 
tion. Thus — "(53)  IV.  John,4"  denotes  that  John  was  of  the  fourth 
generation.  Robert,1  the  emigrant,  being  the  first. 

The  Arabic  figure  following  the  name  of  a  child,  denotes  that  this  child 
had  a  family,  and  the  figure  represents  the  "general"  number  of  his  first 
child.  Thus— "(53)  IV.  John4  (131),"  on  page  20,  denotes  that  John 
had  a  family,  which  commences  with  the  "general"  number  131  as  on 
page  26. 

The  Arabic  figure  following  the  name  of  the  head  of  a  family,  denotes 
his  number  in  the  "general"  list.  Thus — "John4  (53),"  on  page  26, 
denotes  that  John's  "general"  number  was  53,  and  his  birth  is  found  at 
that  number,  (as  on  page  20,)  from  which  his  pedigree  is  easily  traced. 

That  the  genealogy  is  incomplete,  is  to  be  expected,  but  it  is  seldom  so 
in  the  earlier  generations ;  in  the  later,  the  names  of  children,  born  since 
information  was  procured  of  some  branches,  will  not  be  found.  That  errors 
will  be  occasionally  discovered,  notwithstanding  all  care,  is  a  matter  of 
course.  But  the  infirmities  of  advancing  years  admonish  the  writer  that 
the  hope  of  greater  completeness  must  not  be  allowed  to  delay  publication. 


JAMAICA  PLAIN,  IN  WEST  ROXBURY,  Ms. 
MAY  7,  1861. 


ROBERT  HARRIS 

AND     HIS     DESCENDANTS 


No  research  has  yet  been  able  to  discover  either  the  place  from  which, 
or  the  time  when,  ROBERT  HARRIS  removed  to  America.  A  uniform 
family  tradition  has  given  Gloucestershire  as  the  county  of  his  residence 
in  England,  but  nothing  is  known,  either  for  or  against  the  accuracy  of  this 
tradition.  Family  papers  were  indeed  brought  to  this  country  by  Robert 
Harris,  containing  a  pedigree  and  other  documents  of  family  value,  which 
were  in  existence  in  the  youth  of  John8  Harris,  which  his  son,  the  father 
of  the  writer  of  these  pages,  heard  him  describe  to  some  extent ;  but  in 
their  transfer  between  different  families  they  were  lost,  and  probably 
irrecoverably. 

Nor  have  any  of  the  investigations  carried  on  by  persons  of  the  same 
patronymic,  among  which  those  of  the  late  Rev.  Thaddeus  M.  Hams, 
D.  D.,  of  Dorchester,  may  be  particularly  mentioned,  shown  any  connection 
between  Robert  Harris  and  the  other  emigrants  of  the  name,  whose  fami- 
lies are  noticed  in  the  voluminous  pages  of  Savage's  Genealogical  Diction- 
ary.* The  first  authoritative  record  regarding  the  emigrant  whose  de- 
scendants these  pages  will  record,  is  found  in  the  registry  of  Roxbury, 
Massachusetts,  which  reads, — 

"Robert  Harris  and  Elizabeth  Boffee  [Boughey]  married  Jan.  24, 
1642-3." 

The  name,  however,  occurs  in  another  place.  In  a  list  of  "  Emigrants 
to  Virginia,"  copied  by  Horatio  G.  Somerby,  Esq.,  from  "records  in  cus- 
tody of  the  Master  of  the  Rolls,"f  appears  "  Robt.  Harris,  20."  The  head- 
ing of  this  list  reads  thus  : 

"July  27,  1635.  Theis  under  written  names  are  to  be  transported  to  Virginea  im- 
barqued  in  the  Primrose  Cap  tan  Douglass  Mr.  p.  Certificate  under  ye  Ministers  hand 
of  Gravesend,  being  examined  by  him  touching  their  Conformitie  to  the  church  disci- 
pline of  England.  The  Men  have  taken  the  oath  of  Allegeance  &  Supremacic  " 

*  Vol.  II.,  pp.  360-6.  t  N.  E.  Hist.-Gen.  Register,  IV.,  189. 

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6  ROBERT   HARRIS    AND   HIS    DESCENDANTS. 

Mr.  Somerby  well  observes  in  reference  to  a  similar  list, — "Although 
the  passengers  here  given  went  to  Virginia,  their  names  are  not  the  less 
important  to  the  student  in  New  England  history,  for  it  is  well  known  that 
great  numbers  came  to  New  England  from  there."  "Whether,  however, 
the  "Robert  Harris"  in  the  list  mentioned  was  the  "Robert  Harris"  of 
the  Roxbury  records,  is  a  matter  of  mere  conjecture.  The  only  circum- 
stance bearing  upon  the  question  is  the  fact  that  other  names  upon  the 
same  list  are  afterwards  found  in  New  England,  and  one  at  least,  that  of 
Robert  Sharp,  in  the  same  town  with  Robert  Harris. 

It  is  thought,  though  it  is  hardly  more  than  conjecture,  that  Robert 
Harris  was  early  in  the  employ  of  William  Hibbins,  and  in  care  of  lands 
granted  to  that  individual,  and  also  that  he  lived  at  or  near  the  present 
village  in  Brookline.  One  letter  still  extant  was  addressed  to  Mr.  Hib- 
bins's  care,  for  Mrs.  Harris ;  and  it  seems  that  very  soon  after  Mr.  Hibbins's 
death,  Mr.  Harris  purchased  lands  elsewhere  in  Brookline,  a  stone's  throw 
only  beyond  the  present  West  Roxbury  line.  As  already  seen,  he  was 
married  at  Roxbury.  He  became  also  a  member  of  the  First  Church 
there,  8  August,  1647,  on  which  day  his  first  two  children  were  baptized. 
His  wife  became  a  member  of  the  same  church  5  April,  1G63.  He  was 
admitted  freeman  22  May,  1650.  There  is  also  a  record,  10  Dec.  1641, 
"  Robt.  Harris  is  released  by  the  Court."  "  Goodman  Harris,"  the  Boston 
records  call  him  in  1669.  He  was  also  a  constable  in  1676. 

But  whichever  side  of  the  line  he  may  have  been  prior  to  1655,  about 
that  time  he  unquestionably  appears  in  the  southerly  part  of  Brookline, 
where  he  made  purchases  of  property  at  various  dates,  and  where  he 
entered  upon  the  beautiful  grounds  on  which  he  passed  the  remainder  of 
his  life,  and  which  remained  in  the  unbroken  possession  of  his  descendants 
until  1828. 

Of  these  purchases,  the  original  deeds  of  ten  are  in  the  possession  of 
the  writer,  and  are  in  a  good  state  of  preservation.  They  are  as  follows : 

From  John  Smith  of  Boston,  tailor,  three  acres  at  Muddy  River,  26 
April,  1655. 

From  Ralph  Mason  of  Boston,  joiner,  seven  and  one  half  acres  at  Mud- 
dy River,  23  May,  1655. 

From  James  Olliver  of  Boston,  merchant,  forty-five  acres  in  "Boston 
Commons,"  Muddy  River,  9  Feb.  1659. 

From  Samuel  Finch  of  Roxbury,  husbandman,  ten  acres  of  meadow  in 
Roxbury,  16  Dec.  1660. 

From  William  Gary,  William  Lyon,  John  Mayes,  and  John  Bridge,  all 
of  Roxbury,  fifteen  acres  in  Roxbury,  6  Dec.  1661. 

From  John  Kendrick,  Cambridge  Village,  now  Newton,  husbandman,  ten 
acres  of  meadow  in  Newton,  10  Dec.  1666. 

From   Richard  Chamberlain  of  Roxbury,  three  fourths  of  an  acre  in 


FIRST  GENERATION.  7 

Roxbury,  "a  narrow  poynte  or  slipe  of  land  abutting  upon  the  lands  of  the 
sayd  Robert  Harris  upon  the  line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury,"  23  Jan. 
1667. 

From  Richard  Chamberlain  of  Roxbury,  half  an  acre  in  Roxbury,  to 
Robert  Harris  and  Mary  Griffin,  (probably  more  of  the  aforesaid  "poynte 
or  slipe,")  23  Jan.  1667. 

From  John  Ruggles  of  Roxbury,  half  an  acre  in  Roxbury,  18  May,  1674. 

From  Jane  Davis  of  Roxbury,  ten  acres  at  Muddy  River,  15  June,  1691. 

On  the  Boston  records,  25,  11  mo.,  1655,  there  also  appears, — 

"  Robert  Harris  of  Muddy  River,  in  consideration  of  two  highways  taken  out  of  his 
land,  hath  4  acres  of  land  granted  him  out  of  the  Town's  waste  ground  most  conven- 
ient for  him  ;  and  Mr.  Peter  Oliver  is  ordered  to  lay  it  out." 

There  is  also  preserved  a  lease  of  ten  acres  of  land  for  five  years,  from 
Joseph  Griffin,  dated  20  April,  1681,  at  the  yearly  rent  of  £3.  This  land 
Avas  described  as  lying  "bounded  upon  Roxbury  line  estward  and  upon 
Mrs.  bouins  farm  west  and  upon  the  said  Robert  Harrises  land  south  and 
upon  the  widdow  childs  north."  The  five  receipts  for  rent  were  carefully 
preserved,  of  one  of  which  the  following  is  a  copy : 

"  Resaiucd  of  robart  harris  of  muddy  riuer  the  full  sum  of  three  pounds  in  munny 
which  wos  due  upon  demand  for  the  rent  of  ten  acors  of  land  that  robart  harris  hiereth 
of  me  the  said  land  licth  in  muddy  riuer  and  aioyneth  to  the  said  robart  harris  his  land 
I  say  all  paid  from  the  beginning  of  the  world  to  this  day  this  being  the  second  day  of 
april  1683  I  say  resaiued  by  me  the  full  sum  of  3  pounds  by  me 

JOSEPH  GRIFFIN." 

In  reference  to  this,  as  well  as  to  the  purchases  mentioned,  it  is  to  be 
remembered  that  Brookline  was  then  a  part  of  Boston,  and  that  Roxbury 
then  included  the  present  town  of  West  Roxbury,  although  the  line  be- 
tween the  two  may  not  have  been  very  exactly  defined  so  far  from  the 
centres.  Robert  Harris  erected,  at  first,  a  small  building  for  a  home.  But 
not  many  years  after,  he  built  one  more  commodious.  This  house  was 
in  its  construction  a  garrison  house.  It  stood  until  after  the  death  of  John 
Harris,  grandfather  to  Dr.  L.  M.  Harris.  Although  that  person  lived  in 
another  house  near  by,  his  love  for  the  old  home  kept  it  standing,  even 
after  it  came  into  the  hands  of  his  son.  But  John  dying  in  1796,  his  son 
removed  the  decaying  building  within  a  few  months,  and,  a  few  years  after, 
erected  a  new  house  on  the  site,  which,  known  as  the  "  Loker  House,"  was 
destroyed  by  fire  in  1854.  The  exact  site  is  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
"  Putterham  road,"  which  runs  from  Jamaica  Plain  southwesterly  to  one 
part  of  Newton, — a  mile  or  more  from  the  Plain,  and  some  eight  or  ten 
rods  from  the  West  Roxbury  line,  in  the  town  of  Brookline. 

Of  the  wife  of  Robert  Harris  nothing  is  known  except  the  name  and 
facts  already  mentioned,  save  that  items  are  to  be  had  from  the  following 
letters  sent  to  her,  the  original  of  which  are  still  preserved: 


8  ROBERT   HARRIS   AND    HIS    DESCENDANTS. 

The  first,  from  Katherine  Thorpe,  superscribed  "  To  my  much  estemed 
friend  Mr.  William  Hibbins  att  Boston  in  New  England  ffor  Elizabeth 
Harris  These" 

Most  deare  Sister 

My  vnfeigned  love  and  respects  to  you  and  to  yor  husband  [and]  children  with  my 
prayers  to  the  God  of  Heaven  &  Earth  for  to  endue  you  with  all  blessings  both  spirit- 
uall  and  temporall  my  father  remembreth  his  love  to  you  in  the  Lord  Jesu  and  his 
seruice  and  respects  to  his  Christian  and  dearly  beloved  friend  Mr  William  Hibbins,  and 
acquainte  him  that  my  father  saith  praised  be  the  Lord  he  doth  remember  him  in  his 
prayers,  you  shall  receive  by  Mr  Oulton  mr  of  the  Good  shipp  the  John's  aduenture 
10  yards  of  Kersy  as  a  token  of  his  vnfeigned  love  to  you,  desiring  he  may  heare  from 
you  of  the  Receipt  of  it  by  the  next  shipping  and  (God  willing)  we  shall  then  other- 
wise send  to  you,  and  then  myselfe  shall  remember  you  wth  a  Token  My  ffather  is 
intending  (God  willing  J  by  the  next  September  or  the  Spring,  to  send  you  some  more 
[of|  these  therefore  faile  not  to  send  to  him  I  have  not  els  But  the  lord  God 
blesse  and  Protect  you. 

I  am          yor  most  really  affectionate 

sister 


London,  May  7th,  1654 

you  may  direct  yor  letter  to  my  house  in  vineyard  over  against  the  back  side  of 
the  Charterhouse  in  Aldersgate  Street. 

May  the  9th,  1C54. 

Reced  aboard  the  Johns  adventure  Mr  Oulten  Comander  one  small  bundell  as- 
signed to  Mr  Hibbins  in  bostowne  reced  by  me  THOMAS  DBA. 

The  second,  from  Bold  Boughey,  is  superscribed  "  For  my  Deare  Sist" 
M™  Elizabeth  Harris  att  "Wroxbury  These  in  New  England." 

Dear  Sisf. 

my  love  in  the  Lord  Jesu  to  you:  yr:  husband  &  Children  premised,  I  have  recd  yo™ 
fro:  Roxbury  dated  Jan:  27th  61  and  am  hartyly  Glad  to  heare  of  yor  healths  the  Lord 
in  mercy  continue  it  to  yoa,  yo"  and  us  all.  In  answere  to  the  pticulars  of  yor  letter 
as  ffolloweth,  I  know  Coll:  Crowne,  and  did  receive  a  former  letter  from  you,  but 
whether  by  his  meanes  or  not  I  cannot  tell,  however,  I  am  glad  he  proves  yor  friend, 
for  wch  when  I  haue  an  opportunity,  I  shall,  god  willing,  give  him  thanks  ;  next  all 
our  Brothers,  Brothers  in  Laws  and  Sisters  hereafter  menconed,  praysed  bee  our  good 
god,  are  in  good  health  for  the  most  parte  ;  our  youngest  Bror  Timothy  is  Chaplaine 
to  the  Kings  Rigim1  of  Guards  in  Dunkirke,  Thomas  Imployed  by  me  in  business,  our 
sister  Katherine,  whom  you  Know,  is  married  to  one  Mr  Thorpe  in  London  hath  her 
health  Indifferently  well  ;  and  lives  comfortably,  our  Sisf  Hannah  is  married  to  one 
Mr  Wilding,  and  lives  in  Shrewsbury,  Mary  is  married  to  Mr  Roe,  who  hath  an  Im- 
ploym1  under  me  in  London,  and  lives  well,  Priscilla  is  married  to  an  honest  minis- 
ter one  Mr  Bruce,  and  at  prsent  Lives  in  London,  is  Chapline  to  mee,  at  the  ffleete. 
Our  Sisters  Except  Katherine  are  all  mothers  of  Children,  I  doubt  not  but  our  good 
god  will  continue  his  good  hand  of  pvidence  over  us  all,  and  [I]  hartyly  pray  that 
wee  may  walke  worthy  of  the  Least  of  his  mercys,  and  in  all  humilytie  truly  thankfull 
for  what  Ever  hee  in  his  divine  wisdome  thinks  fitt  to  bestow,  or  Lay  vpon  us  ;  my 
harty  prayers  to  the  Lord  for  you  and  yo"  are  that  if  not  in  this  world  wch  is  full  of 
Sinn  and  Misery,  yett  hereafter  wee  may  meete  with  Comfort,  Where  Jesus  Christ  the 
Saviour  is  gone  before,  etc.  I  was  married  but  it  pleased  god  to  remoue  my  wife  by 


FIRST  GENERATION.  9 

death  about  four  yeeres  since,  I  have  only  two  sonnes  and  a  daughter  (viz)  John, 
Bold,  and  Martha  living ;  my  wife  was  with  child  of  the  tenth  when  she  died.  Deare 
Sister  I  haue  only  sent  you  at  present  what  you  desired,  being  5  bibles  to  yor  Children 
if  these  come  safe,  according  to  advise  I  shall  send  you  some  further  tokens  of  my 
Lone ;  in  the  meane  time  with  my  Kinde  Respects  to  yor  husband  yor  selfe  &  all  y" 
I  doe  Remayne 

Your  affectionate  Broer  &  Serv' 

fro™  the  ffleete  in 
London  4th  may  1662. 

phaps  you  will  herewith  receive  some  small  tokens  from  yor  other  relacons.  I  have 
Entrusted  my  Bror  in  Law  mr  Tho:  Roe  to  take  Care  of  sending  this,  etc.  to  you. 

The  family  of  Robert1  and  Elizabeth  [Boughey]  Harris  was  as  follows — 

(2)  I.  ELIZABETH,2  (7)  born  9  Nov.  1644;  married  John  Whitney, 

born  at  Watertown,  17  Sept.  1643;  he  was  son  of  John 
and  Ruth  [Reynolds]  W^hitney,  and  grandson  of  John  and 
Elinor  Whitney,  who  emigrated  to  New  England  in  1635. 
He  was  made  freeman,  May,  1654;  lived  in  Brookline, 
near  Jamaica  Pond;  and  died  4  March,  1726. 

(3)  II.  JOHN,2  (13)  born  ....   1647,  (?)   baptized  at  Roxbury,  8 

August,  1647;  married,  20  Sept.  1670,  Mary,  daughter  of 
Richard,  (Jr.)  and  Mary  [Reynolds]  Sanger  of  Watertown. 

(4)  III.  TIMOTHY,2  (21)  born  9  July,  1650;  married  2  April,  1697, 

Abigail,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Susanna  Morey  of  Rox- 
bury. 

(5)  IV.  DANIEL,2  (25)  born  14  May,  1652 ;  married  14  June,  1682, 

Joanna  Brown. 

(6)  V.  PKISCILLA,S  (following  36)  born  7  Oct.  1653:  died  unmar- 

ried 2  Jan.  1717-18. 

,  Robert  Harris,  it  will  be  seen,  accumulated  a  good  property.  No  will 
has  been  discovered,  and  doubtless  there  was  none,  as  he  disposed  of  his 
estate  by  deed  in  his  lifetime.  These  various  gifts,  in  order  of  date,  are  as 
follows : 

To  Daniel,  his  fourth  child,  the  deed  (omitting  needless  verbiage  as 
noted  by  stars)  reads  thus  : 

To  all  Christian  People  unto  whom  these  Presents  shall  or  may  come,  I  Robert 
Harris  of  Muddy  River  belonging  to  Boston  in  the  County  of  Suffolk  in  their  Majesty's 
Province  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England,  Send  Greeting.  Know  Ye,  That 
for  divers  Causes  and  Reasons  me  thereunto  moving,  Especially  for  and  in  Considera- 
tion of  the  Love  &  Affection  that  I  have  &  bear  Tinto  my  Son  Daniel  Harris  of  said 
Muddy  River,  Not  only  as  he  is  my  Natural  Son,  but  as  he  is,  and  at  all  times  hath 
behaved  himself  as  an  obedient  and  dutiful  son  towards  myself  and  his  Mother ;  and 
also  that  I  might  signify  my  Consent  &  Satisfaction  with  his  motion  of  Marriage,  with 
Joanna  his  now  wife,  and  to  encourage  and  assist  him  in  that  respect,  As  I  have  for- 
merly &  long  since  given  &  granted  unto  him  the  several  Parcels  of  Land  hereafter  & 


ROBERT    HARRIS    AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

hereunder  mentioned,  So  I  the  said  Robert  Harris,  Father  of  the  said  Daniel  Harris, 
Do,  by  these  Presents,  fully,  freely  &  absolutely  Give,  grant,  bargain,  alien,  enfeoff, 
convey,  demise,  confirm  &  deliver  unto  my  sd  son  Daniel  Harris,  All  &  every  the 
said  parcells  of  Land,  according  to'their  several  bounds,  abuttments  &  situation.  That 
is  to  say,  Three  quarters  of  an  acre  of  land,  be  the  same  more  or  less,  on  which  the 
mansion  house  of  my  said  son  Daniel  Harris  now  standeth,  being  situate  &  lying  within 
the  bounds  of  sd  Muddy  River,  and  there  abutting  upon  &  bounded  by  the  remainder 
of  my  own  land  on  the  North  &  on  the  West,  by  Roxbury  line,  or  the  land  of  the 
Heirs  of  Benjamin  Child  on  the  East,  and  by  the  land  of  Joseph  Griffin  on  the  South, — 
Item,  Three  acres  of  Fresh  Meadow,  being  situate  &  lying  within  the  bounds  or  Pre- 
cincts of  Cambridge  Village  [Now  Newton,]  and  there  abutting  upon  &  bounded  by 
the  land  of  Capt.  Thomas  Prentice  on  the  North,  by  the  land  of  Joseph  Wilson  on  the 
East,  by  the  remainder  of  the  Meadow  of  me  the  said  Robert  Harris  in  part,  &  by  the 
upland  of  the  Heirs  of  John  Jackson  in  part  on  the  South,  and  by  Charles  River  on 
the  West,  being  the  one  half  of  six  acres  of  Meadow  belonging  to  me  the  sd  Robert 
Harris,  be  the  same  more  or  less.  Item,  Ten  acres  of  woodland  lying  within  the 
bounds  of  said  Muddy  River,  Bounded  by  the  Heirs  of  John  Harris  on  the  North — by 
the  remainder  of  the  land  of  me  the  sd  Robert  Harris  in  part,  and  by  the  land  of  the 
Heirs  of  my  sd  son  John  Harris  in  part  on  the  West,  being  of  an  equal  breadth  at  both 
ends,  &  extending  so  far  Westward  as  to  take  in  a  small  Pond,  by  a  straight  line  parr- 
allel  to  the  eastern  bounds  of  said  land,  whereby  it  is  bounded  by  the  land  of  John 
Lyon,  or  Roxbury  line,  and  is  also  bounded  by  the  land  of  Joseph  Griffin  on  the  South 
— Item,  Five  acres  of  land  lying  and  being  within  the  Township  of  Roxbury  in  the 
aforesaid  County,  and  there  bounded  by  the  land  of  the  Heirs  of  Samuel  Gore  in  part, 
and  by  the  land  of  Jabez  Totman  in  part  on  the  North,  By  the  land  of  my  son  Timothy 
Harris,  and  by  him  purchased  of  Samuel  Payson  on  the  East — by  the  land  of  John 
Ruggles  in  part,  and  by  the  land  of  Jabez  Totman  in  part  on  the  South,  and  by  the 
remainder  of  the  land  of  me  the  said  Robert  Harris  on  the  West.  To  HAVE  AND  TO 
HOLD,  *  *  *  *  In  acknowledgement  and  for  Confirmation  of  every  and  singular 
which  Premised  Covenants,  Promises,  Grants  &  agreements,  I,  the  said  Robert  Harris, 
unto  these  Presents  have  set  my  hand  and  seal  this  tenth  day  of  June,  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  1692,  Annoq  Regni  Gulielmi  &  Marise  Anglias  &c.  Regis  &  Regin  Quarto. 

ROBERT  HARRIS.     [Seal.] 
Signed,  sealed  and  delivered 

in  presence  of 
Samuel  Frissel,  Grace  Child,  Elisabeth  Child. 

Muddy  River,  May  19,  1698.  Robert  Harris  did  personally  appear  before  me  one 
of  his  Majesty's  Justices  for  the  County  of  Suffolk,  and  owned  this  Instrument  to  be 
his  Act  and  Deed.  Timothy  Dwight. 

Received  to  be  recorded  April  4th,  1700,  and  accordingly  Entred  [in  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  19,  Fol.  323]  and  examined,  P'  Add  ton  Davenport,  Regr. 

To  Timothy,  who  was  to  pay  certain  sums  to  his  sjsters,  he  gave  the 
bulk  of  his  property,  on  condition  of  the  maintenance  of  himself  and  his 
wife : 

To.  all  Christian  People  unto  whom  these  presents  shall  or  may  come,  I  Robert 
Harris  of  Muddy  River  belonging  to  Boston,  in  the  Countie  of  Suffolke  in  their  Maj- 
esties Province  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England,  send  :  Greeting,  &c. :  Know 
Ye  that  I  the  sd  Robert  Harris  for  divers  &  sundry  weighty  grounds  and  reasons  me 
thereunto  moveing,  Especially  for  &  in  consideration  of  the  naturall  love  &  affection, 
which  I  do  beare  &  ough  unto  Timothy  Hams  of  sd  Muddy  River  (my  eldest  [living] 


FIRST   GENERATION.  11 

son)  demerited  &  deserved  by  his  obedient  and  tractable  carriage  towards  my  selfe  and  his 
mother,  and  by  his  care  &  tenderness  of  us  in  or  aged  &  infirme  state  and  condition,  and 
also  for  and  in  consideration  of  his  obligation  still  to  continue  the  sd  tender  care  of  us 
and  to  make  such  comfortable  provision  for  us  and  either  of  us  dureing  the  terme  &  con- 
tinuance of  our  natural  lives  botli  in  sickness  and  health,  as  our  weake  and  aged  condition 
shall  or  may  require  either  for  food  and  rayment  or  whatever  else  may  be  necessary  in 
time  of  health  or  respect  of  phisick,  tendance  and  such  other  comforts  as  may  be  requisite 
in  time  of  sicknesse,  And  also  to  give  unto  us  his  sd  father  and  mother,  Christian  and 
decent  buriall  after  our  decease,  Have  given,  granted,  bargained,  aliened,  conveyed, 
demised  and  confirmed,  And  by  these  presents,  do,  fully,  freely  and  absolutely  give,  grant, 
bargaine,  alien,  enfeffe,  convey,  demize,  confirme  and  deliver  unto  mysd  sonn  Timothy 
Harris,  a  certaine  mansion  house  in  which  I  do  now  dwell  together  with  three  acres  of 
land  be  the  same  more  of  lesse,  whereon  the  sd  house  standeth,  Lying  scittuate  within 
the  precincts  of  sd  Muddy  River  and  there  abutting  upon  and  bounded  by  the  land  of  Jo- 
seph Griffin  on  the  North  ;  and  on  the  South  by  Joseph  Griffin  &  Daniel  Harris ;  by 
the  land  of  Joseph  Davis  on  the  West,  and  by  Roxbury  line  &  Dan1  Harris  on  the 
East ;  only  reserving  unto  myself  what  room  I  shall  have  occasion  for  in  the  sd  house 
during  the  tcrme  of  my  natural  life  :  Together  with  which  house  and  lands  ("having 
formerly  disposed  part  of  my  lands  &  Estate  unto  other  of  my  children)  I  do  also  in 
like  manner  convey  and  confirme  unto  my  sd  son  Timothy,  his  heirs  &  assigns,  the  sev- 
erall  parcels  of  land  hereafter  and  hereunder  mentioned  :  Imprimis ;  Ten  acres  of  land 
be  the  same  more  or  less  lying  scittuate  and  being  within  the  bounds  of  the  Toun  of 
Roxbury  in  the  Countie  aforesd  and  there  abutting  upon  &  bounded  by  Boston  line  on 
the  West,  By  the  land  of  James  Frissel  on  the  North :  By  the  land  of  Daniel  Harris 
on  the  East ;  and  by  the  land  of  William  Gary,  in  part,  by  the  land  of  Jabez  Totman  in 
part,  and  by  the  land  of  John  Lyon  in  part  on  the  South  :  Item  ;  Ten  acres  of  land 
lying  scittuate  and  being  within  the  bounds  or  precincts  of  sd  Muddy  River  and  there 
abutting  upon  and  bounded  by  the  lands  of  Joshua  Gardner  in  part  and  by  the  lands  of 
Joshua  Childs  in  part  on  the  North- West,  By  my  own  land  on  the  South-East ;  by  the 
land  of  John  Harris  or  his  heirs  on  the  South-West,  and  by  the  land  of  Joseph  Davis 
on  the  Northwest.  (Item,)  halfe  an  acre  of  land  be  it  more  or  less,  lying  scittuate  in 
Roxbury  bounds  and  there  abutting  upon  and  bounded  by  Boston  line  on  the  West, 
By  the  land  of  Joseph  Griffin  on  the  East  and  on  the  North,  and  upon  the  highway 
on  the  South.  Item  three  quarters  of  an  acre  lying  scittuate  and  being  within  Roxbury 
bounds,  bounded  by  the  line  between  the  lands  of  Boston  and  Roxbury  on  the  West,  By 
the  lands  of  James  Frissel  on  the  East,  By  the  land  of  Benjamin  Childe  on  the  North, 
and  by  my  own  lands  on  the  South.  Item  Twenty  acres  of  land  lying  scittuate  & 
being  within  the  bounds  of  sd  Muddy  River  and  there  abutting  upon  and  bounded  by 
the  land  of  Daniel  Harris  on  the  East,  By  the  land  of  Joseph  Griffin  on  the  South,  and 
by  the  land  of  John  Harris,  or  his  heirs,  on  the  North  and  on  the  West ;  Item  :  four  acres 
of  Meadow  land,  being  &  lying  in  Cambridge  Village  [now  Newton]  and  there  abutting 
upon  the  land  of  John  Jacson  on  the  North,  upon  Chatles  River  on  the  East  and  on 
the  South,  and  upon  the  land  of  John  Harris,  or  his  heirs,  in  part,  and  by  the  land  of 
Daniel  Harris  in  part  on  the  West.  To  have  and  to  hold  the  sd  mansion  house,  and 
each  and  every  the  abovementioned  parcels  of  land,  be  they  more  or  lesse,  butted  & 
bounded  as  abovesaid,  or  however  otherwise  bounded  or  reputed  to  be  bounded,  and 
together  with  the  same,  all  my  moveable  estate  without  doors,  of  what  kinde  and  nature 
soever  it  be,  which  I  the  sd  Robert  Harris  do  in  like  manner  confirme,  and  by  these  pres- 
ents establishe  to  and  upon  my  sd  son  Timothy  Harris  his  heires  and  assigns  for  ever,  he 
or  they  observing  and  performing  the  Conditions  above  specified  upon  which  this  grant 
and  conveyance  is  made,  and  paying  all  my  just  and  honest  debts,  particularly  to  William 
Stoughton  of  Dorchester,  Esqr.  ten  pounds  current  money  due  unto  him  by  Bond  un- 


12  ROBERT    HARRIS    AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

der  my  hand  &  scale.  And  also  yielding  and  paying  unto  my  daughter  Elisabeth  Whit- 
ney the  summ  of  ten  pounds  either  in  current  money,  or  in  lands  at  money  price  with- 
in two  yeares  after  my  discease,  and  to  my  daughter  Priscilla  Harris  twenty  pounds 
either  in  current  money  or  lands  as  they  shall  be  worth  in  money  according  to  the 
judgement  of  indifferent  men  :  the  one  halfe  within  one  yeare  after  my  discease,  and 
the  other  halfe  within  three  yeares  after  my  discease.  And  I  the  sd  Robert  Harriss  do 
by  these  presents  promise  and  covenant  to  and  with  my  said  son  Timothy  Harriss  that 
I  am  the  true  and  rightfull  owner  of  all  and  every  the  within  mentioned  parcels  of  land 
before  and  untill  the  ensealing  and  executing  these  presents  :  Also :  that  the  same  and 
every  parcel  thereof  are  free  and  cleare  of  and  from  all  manner  of  annoyances  and 
incumbrances  whatsoever:  Item,  That  I  have  full  power  and  lawfull  authority  to  dis- 
pose thereof  as  is  above  expressed  ;  and  finally,  that  I  will,  upon  the  lawfull  and  rea- 
sonable request  and  demand  of  my  sd  sonn  Timothy,  and  at  his  cost  and  charge,  make, 
do,  perform  and  acknowledge  and  execute  any  such  other  act  or  acts  device  or  devices 
in  the  law  for  the  further  confirmation  and  more  sure  making  of  the  within  granted 
Premises,  and  every  part  and  parcell  thereof  with  the  appurtenances  unto  my  sd  son 
Timothy  Harriss  his  heirs  and  Assignes  forever  as  by  his  or  their  counsel  learned  in  the 
Law  shall  be  lawfully  or  reasonably  devised,  advised  or  required  In  acknowledgement 
and  for  confirmation  of  every  and  singular  which  promised  Covenants  and  grants  I  the 
said  Robert  Harris  have  unto  these  presents  set  my  hand  and  seale  this  twelfth  day  of 
April,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  six  hundred  ninety  and  three :  Annoq 
Regni  Gulielmi  and  Marise  Anglise  &c.  Regis  et  Reginas  quinto. 
Signed  Sealed  and  Delivered 

in  presence  of  /"  ^  fr> 

Edmund  Weld  - 

John  Gore.  [Seal.] 

Roxbury,  Septr  12,  1693.  Robert  Harris  personally  apearing  before  me  ye  Subscri- 
ber one  of  yr  Maj8  Justices  for  ye  Province  of  ye  Massachusetts  Bay,  Acknowledged  this 
Instrument  to  be  his  Act  &  Deed.  SAM  SEWALL. 

Boston  August  llth  1718. 

Received  and  Recorded  with  the  Records  of  Deeds  for  the  County  of  Suffolk  Lib0. 
33.  Fol°.  6  7.  &c.  Pr  JOHN  BALLANTINE  Regr. 

And  he  provided  for  the  children  of  his  second  son,  John,  who  had  been 
lost  in  Sir  William  Phips's  ill-starred  expedition  to  Quebec,  as  follows : 

To  all  Christian  people  to  whome  this  present  writing  shall  Com  greeting  know  ye 
that  I  Robert  Harris  Senior  of  Muddy  riuer  in  the  County  of  Suffolke  Husbandman, 
for  and  in  Consideration  of  the  true  payment  of  these  Seaueral  Sums  of  money  to  the 
parties  hereafter  mentioned  by  the  sd  Robert  Harris  of  Muddy  riuer  Junor  in  the 
County  aforesaid  Husbandman  in  matter  and  forme  following  vizt :  fouer  pounds  of 
Currant  money  of  New-England  to  his  Sister  Mary  Harris  in  fiue  yeares  next  after  the 
date  hereof:  and  fouer  pounds  of  like  Currant  money  to  his  Sister  Elizabeth  Harris  in 
one  yeare  after  and  fouer  pounds  the  next  yeare  following  to  his  Sister  Sarah  Harris  : 
fouer  pounds  of  Currant  money  one  the  next  yeare  Ensueing  to  his  Sister  Abigail  Har- 
ris :  fouer  pounds  of  the  like  Lawfull  money :  and  the  next  yeare  following  to  his 
Brother  John  Harris  Seuen  pounds  of  Currant  money  of  New  England,  and  the  yeare 
following  to  pay  his  Sister  Margarett  Harris  fouer  pounds  of  ye  like  Lawfull  money : 
for  these  and  Diuers  other  good  Causes  and  Considerations  mee  hereunto  moueing 
Haue  given  granted  bargained  sold  Aliened  Enfeiffed  and  Confirmed  And  by  these 
present  doe  giue  grant  Sell  alien  Enffeofe  and  confirme  unto  him  the  said  Robert 


FIRST   GENERATION.  13 

Harris  Junor  his  heires  and  assignes  twenty  Seauen  acres  of  Land  be  it  more  or  lesse 
Lying  att  Muddy  riuer  aforesaid  in  the  bounds  of  Boston,  being  bounded  North,  upon 
the  lands  of  Tymothy  Harris  :  West  upon  Joshua  Child  the  Widow  Davis  and  Tymothy 
Harris  East  upon  Timothy  Harris  and  Daniel  Harris,  South  upon  John  Davis  and 
also  turee  acres  or  the  halfe  and  deall  of  a  piece  of  Meddow  lying  by  Charles  Riuer 
bounded  East  &  South  upon  Tymothy  Harris  East  upon  Joseph  Wilson  West  upon 
Charles  river  North  upon  John  Prentice,  allwayes  reserueing  out  of  this  sd  grant  a 
Highway  through  the  sd  land  to  Tymothy  Harris  and  Daniell  their  heires  and  assignes 
forever.  To  have  and  to  Hold.  *  *  *  *  In  Witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  sett 
my  hand  and  scale  in  the  Nineth  yeare  of  the  Raigne  of  William,  King  ouer  England 
&c.  Annoq  Domini  1697  :  8. — It  is  agreed  upon  betweene  the  partis  before  sealing  of 
these  prsent  deeds  that  Robert  Harris  Junor  shall  have  noe  power  to  make  stripe  or 
wast  upon  the  sd  lands  hereby  granted  or  to  sell  any  part  or  parcell  thereof  untill  the 
youngest  sone  com  of  age  and  if  the  sd  Robert  Harris  shall  haue  occasion  then  to  sell 
it  his  uncells  Timothy  Harris  and  Daniell  Harris  shall  haue  the  first  refusall  of  the  sd 
lands  hereby  granted. 

Signed  Sealed  and  delivered  ROBERT  HARRIS     [Seal.] 

in  the  presence  of  ss 
the  words  that  Robert  Harris  junor  interlined 

Philip  Searle  Senior 

Joseph  Goddard 

Joseph  Griffin. 

Mudiriuer :  may  :  19  : 1698.  Robart  Haris  did  personally  appeare  before  me  one 
of  his  majesties  Justices  for  the  County  of  Suffolk  and  did  owne  this  Jnstrument  to  be 
his  Act  and  deed  TIMOTHY  DWIGHT. 

Of  the  time  of  the  death  of  Robert  Harris,  no  record  has  been  found. 
A  receipt,  from  his  daughter  Elizabeth  and  her  husband,  however,  fixes  it 
approximately,  as  the  £10  therein  referred  to  was  to  be  paid  "  within  two 
years  after  my  decease."  Judging  from  this  paper,  he  probably  died  early 
in  the  year  1701.  The  receipt  is  as  follows : 

Muddy  River  14th  January  170|. 

Then  received  of  Timothy  Harris  the  sonn  of  Robert  Harris  late  of  Muddy  River, 
belonging  to  Boston,  in  the  Countie  of  Suffolk  in  her  Majestie's  province  of  Massachu- 
setts Bay  in  New  England,  deceased,  The  full  and  just  summ  of  Ten  Pounds  in  current 
money,  of  and  in  the  sd  Province,  which  was  given  as  a  legacy  or  as  her  proportion  or 
proportions  of  his  estate  by  the  sd  Robert  Harris  unto  his  daughter  Elisabeth,  the  wife 
of  John  Whitney,  and  by  him  ordered  to  be  paid  by  his  sonn  the  sd  Timothy  Harris  ; 
for  &  in  consideration  of  the  receipt  of  which  said  sum,  we  the  subscribers,  for  ourselves 
&  each  &  every  of  our  heires,  executors  &  administrators  do  by  these  presents,  fully  and 
absolutely  acquit  &  discharge  the  said  Timothy  Harris,  his  heires  &  assigns  forever  from 
all  further  demands  referring  or  relating  to  the  sd  estate  of  our  sd  father,  Robert  Harris, 
and  relinquish  all  right,  title,  property  or  interest  to  or  in  the  same  or  any  part  thereof 
forever. 
Sined  &  delivered  in  the  pressents  of  us,  JOHN  WHITNEY, 

robart  harris.  ELIZABETH   WHITNEY. 

Prisila  harris. 

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14  ROBERT   HARRIS    AND   HIS  DESCENDANTS. 


SECOND    GENERATION. 

ELIZABETH,*  (2)  oldest  child  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth  [Boughey]  Har- 
ris, born  9  Nov.  1644,  married,  as  already  stated,  John  Whitney.  The 
date  of  her  death  is  unknown.  He  died  4  March,  1726,  aged  83. 

The  children  of  John  and  Elizabeth2  [Harris]  Whitney  were — 

(7)  I.  ELIZABETH,'  born  9  Sept,  1670. 

(8)  II.  JOHN,'  born  1  April,  1672. 

(9)  III.  RUTH,'  born  31  Aug.  1674;   married,  22  April,  1701,  Jo- 

seph Adams  of  Brookline,  whose  son  Joseph  was  the  first 
of  the  name  who  settled  in  Newton,  Mass.  [See  Jackson's 
History  of  Newton.]  She  died  19  Nov.  1762. 

(10)  IV.  TIMOTHY,3  born  16  April,  1678;  married,  12  June,  1706, 

Margaret  Bacon. 

(11)  V.  DANIEL,3    born  3  Dec.  1681 ;  married,  21  June,  1704,  Su- 

sannah Curtis. 

(12)  VI.  SAKAH,3  born  2  Aug.  1684. 

JOHN,*  (3)  second  child  of  Robert1  and  Elizabeth  [Boughey]  Harris, 
who  was  born  in  1647,  and  married  Mary  Sanger,  lived  in  Brookline. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  "owned  the  covenant"  in  the  church  at  Roxbury, 
20,  2  mo.,  1673,  and  he  was  received  "in  full  communion"  in  1684.  He 
was  lost  in  the  expedition  to  Canada  in  1690.  Of  his  precise  fate  nothing 
has  been  known  beyond  the  fact  that  John,  with  two  other  Brookline  men, 
started  to  return  home ;  that  they  suffered  intensely  from  hunger  and  every 
species  of  destitution, — peeling  the  bark  from  trees  and  searching  for  moles 
and  vermin ;  and  that  only  one  reached  home,  a  man  of  weak  mind  when 
he  left,  and  almost  an  idiot  when  he  came  back, — so  wandering  that  he 
could  give  no  clue  to  the  fate  of  his  comrades,  whether  they  fell  into  the 
hands  of  the  Indians,  or  perished  of  hunger. 

His  wife  Mary  was  born  26  Sept.  1650.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Rich- 
ard Sanger,  Jr.,  an  emigrant  who  settled  at  Sudbury  in  1646,  and  removed 
to  Watertown,  8,  9  mo.,  1649,  where  he  died  20  Aug.  1690;  he  was  a 
blacksmith ;  his  wife  was  Mary,  daughter  of  Robert  Reynolds. 

The  children  of  John2  and  Mary  [Sanger]  Harris,  were — 

(13)  I.  ROBERT,3  (37)    born  (prob.)    in   1671,   baptized  in  April, 

1673  ;  married  Lydia  Woodward. 

(14)  II.  MARY,S  born  (prob.)  in  1673,  baptized  20  Nov.  1673  ;  bur- 

ied 4  Feb.  1674. 

(15)  III.  MARY,3  (second),  born  (prob.)  in  1675,  bap.  31  Jan.  1675. 

(16)  IV.    ELIZABETH.3 


SECOND   GENERATION.  15 

(17)  V.  SARAH,*  born  in  1681  (?),  baptized  27  March,  1681 ;  mar- 

ried (as  we  infer  from  the  will  of  her  father's  sister  Pris- 
cilla)  Elisha,  son  of  John  May  of  Swanzey,  who  was  born 
20  March,  1669. 

(18)  VI.  ABIGAIL,3  (39)  born  (prob.)  in  1683,  baptized  16  Sept.  1683. 

(19)  VII.  JOHN,*  (44)    born  9  April,  1686;   married,  8  Dec.  1718, 

Hannah  Wilson. 

(20)  VIII.    MARGARET.3 

TIMOTHY,*  (4)  third  child  of  Robert1  and  Elizabeth  [Boughey]  Harris, 
who  was  born  9  July,  1650,  and  married  2  April,  1697,  Abigail,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Susanna  Morey,*  was  a  housewright,  and  lived  in  Brook- 
line,  on  the  homestead  which  he  received  from  his  father  by  deed,  inserted 
above. 

To  the  marriage  of  Timothy*  Harris,  authenticated  tradition  ascribes 
some  little  romance.  Attaining  his  thirty-second  year  with  no  indications 
of  marriage,  he  was  considered  a  confirmed  bachelor.  One  day,  having 
occasion  to  call  at  his  neighbor  Morey's,  he  knocked  at  the  door,  but  re- 
ceiving no  answer  from  within,  pulled  the  latch-string  and  entered.  There 
happened  to  be  no  one  in  the  house,  for  the  moment,  except  an  infant  in 
the  cradle,  who,  awaked  from  her  comfortable  nap  by  his  unceremonious 
entrance,  began  to  express  her  displeasure  in  the  manner  other  children  of 
that  tender  age  are  apt  to  do.  Timothy  set  himself  to  rocking  the  cradle 
in  a  most  subdued  manner,  and  continued  until  Mrs.  Morey  entered. 
"  Good  heart !  old  bachelor,  I  have  some  hope  of  you  yet,"  said  she, 
"  Aye,  good  wife,"  returned  Timothy,  "  and  not  without  reason,  for  I  am 
determined  to 'claim  this  little  damsel  for  my  wife  the  instant  she  is  old 
enough."  He  waited  fifteen  years,  and  did  claim  and  marry  her,  in  less 
than  a  month  after  the  completion  of  her  sixteenth  year. 

Timothy,  in  his  youth  and  early  manhood,  was  noted  for  activity  and 
mirthfulness,  and  for  prowess  in  all  kinds  of  athletic  sports.  On  two 
occasions  when  playing  tricks  upon  Indians,  who  had  a  wigwam  near  his 
father's  house,  he  would,  but  for  skill  and  fleetness,  have  been  killed. 

Timothy  died  21  Sept.  1730  ;  his  wife,  who  was  born  30  March,  1681, 
died  9  Sept.  1767,  aged  86.  He  had,  by  deed  dated  31  Oct.  1729,  con.- 
veyed  to  his  eldest  son  Timothy  all  his 

"Housen  and  lands  lying  and  being  in  Brookline  and  in  Roxbury." 

Said  son  to 

"  Maintaine  me  &  my  wife,  and  provide  for  us  food  and  Rament,  Phyisick  &  Atend- 
ance,  and  all  things  necessary  for  me  as  long  as  I  do  live  and  she,  as  long  as  she  remains 
my  widow ;  and  to  provide  &  maintain  &  keep  for  us,  winter  &  summer,  two  milch 
Cows  while  I  live,  and  one  for  my  wife  after  my  Decease  while  she  remains  my  widow ; 

*  See  Appendix,  for  "  Morey." 


16  ROBERT    HARRIS   AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

And  also  that  I  &  my  wife  have  the  Privilege  of  the  whol  mantion  house  as  long  as  wee 
live  and  she  remains  my  widow.  And  that  he  my  sd  son  Timothy  Harris  shall  pay  to 
each  of  my  other  two  sons,  John  &  Joseph  Harris,  three  hundred  pounds,  the  twenty- 
firs^  day  of  March  next  insuing  the  date  hereof. And  if  my  said  son 

Timothy  Harris  pay  to  his  sd  Brothers  John  Harris  &  Joseph  Harris  the  afore  men- 
tioned sums,  and  fullfill  all  the  before  mentioned  Promises  concerning  me  &  my  wife, 
And  also  pay  all  my  lawfull  Debts  &  funeral  charges  &  my  wife's  funeral  charges,  if 
she  Dy's  my  widow,  that  then  the  afore  mentioned  housen  and  lands  shall  be  his  &  his 
heirs  forever." 


The  children  of  Timothy*  and  Abigail  [Morey]  Harris  were  as  follows — 
(21)  I.  ABIGAIL,'  born  1  June,  1704;  married  3  March,  1726,  Sam- 
uel Newell,  lived  at  Dudley,  Mass.,  and  died  there  without 
issue.  Samuel  Newell  set  out  on  the  journey  of  life  with 
very  small  means,  but  being  a  man  of  sagacity  and  perse- 
verance he  became,  in  process  of  time,  one  of  the  wealthiest 
farmers  of  his  day.  He  had  some  peculiarities — one  of 
which  was,  a  determination  to  keep  free  from  all  obligations 
to  his  neighbors.  If  he  was  in  want  of  a  tool,  but  for  one 
occasion  even,  and  knew  that  his  neighbor  would  willingly 
lend  him  such  a  tool,  he  would  not  borrow  it,  nor  accept  the 
use  of  it  if  offered  him ;  but  would  rather  go  to  them  that 
sell,  and  buy.  He  carried  his  independence  so  far  that  he 
would  not  carry  his  grain  to  a  neighboring  mill  for  grinding, 
but,  a  small  brook  running  through  his  own  fjirm,  by  raising 
a  dam  to  collect  water  enough  to  grind  a  few  bushels  at  a 
time,  he  served  his  own  purposes  completely.  He  had  a 
singular  fancy  in  regard  to  the  buttons  on  his  garments, 
they  being  silver  coins  without  alteration  except  the  addition 
of  an  eye  whereby  to  allow  of  their  being  sewed  to  the 
cloth.  Whole  dollars  were  used  on  his  overcoat,  halves  on 
his  dress  coat,  and  so  diminishing  to  ninepences  or  fourpenny 
pieces  on  his  waistcoat. 

(22)  II.  TIMOTHY,'  (45)  born  28  April,  1706;  married,  1st,  Hannah 

Winchester  of  Brookline;  2d,  Elizabeth  Stevens. 

(23)  III.  JOHN,S  (50)  born  23  March,  1709 ;  married  1st,  Mary  Win- 

chester of  Brookline ;  2d,  Esther  Metcalf  of  Needham. 

(24)  IV.  JOSEPH,"  (54)  born  15  Feb.  1711;  married  Rebecca  Adams 

of  Roxbury. 

DANIEL,*  (5)  fourth  child  of  Robert1  and  Elizabeth  [Boughey]  Harris, 
born  14  May,  1652,  married,  14  June,  1682,  Joanna  Brown.     He  "took 


SECOND   GENERATION.  17 

hold  of  the  covenant"  in  the  church  at  Roxbury,  13,  2  mo.,  1684. 
"Joanna  Harris  was  admitted  to  full  communion  in  Roxbury  church,"  13 
April,  1689.  He  was  appointed  constable  in  1698.  He  resided  in  Brook- 
line,  and  died  there,  15  Dec.  1733,  aged  81. 


Their  children,  (whose  births  are  all  recorded,  except  that  of  Mehitable, 
upon  the  Roxbury  records,)  were — 

(25)  I.  DANIEL,'  born  14  Nov.  1682;  died  before  2  May,  1704. 

(26)  II.  PRISCILLA,'  (55)    born   4  Jan.  1684-5;  married  Ephraim 

Child  of  Woodstock,  Ct. 

(27)  III.  THOMAS,'  born  22  Sept.  1686. 

(28)  IV.  JOANNA,'  (64)  born  28  May,  1690;  married  Abraham  Wood- 

ward of  Brookline. 

(29)  V.  NATHANIEL,'  (67)  born  2  May,  1692;  married  Hannah  Ful- 

lam  of  Weston. 

(30)  VI.  ELIZABETH,'  (77)  born  5  March,  1693-4;  married  Joshua 

Warren  of  Watertown. 

(31)  VII.  TIMOTHY,'  (86)  born  20  June,  1696;  married  Mary  Stearns 

of  Dedham. 

(32)  VHI.  SARAH,' (92)  born  8  June,  1698;  married  John  Hooper  of 

Roxbury. 

(33)  IX.  ROBERT,'  (94)  born  1  Aug.  1700. 

(34)  X.  MEHITABLE,' born ,1702;  married  Stephen  Walker  of 

Rehoboth,  20  July,   1738;  as  by  records  of  2d  church  in 
Roxbury. 

(35)  XL  DANIEL,'  born  2  May,  1704;  married,  20  June,  1743,  Eliza- 

beth, daughter  of  Col. Bridge  of  Roxbury,  and  died 

about  1788  or  9  ;  she  died  about  1790  ;  no  issue. 

(36)  XII.  BENJAMIN,'  born  19  Jan.  1707;  died  15  June,  1707. 

PRisciLLA,2  (6)  youngest  child  of  Robert'  and  Elizabeth  [Boughey] 
Harris,  born  7  Oct.  1653,  died  unmarried.  Her  name  is  again  introduced 
merely  to  show  the  disposal  of  her  property,  by  which,  valuable  genealog- 
ical facts  are  exhibited.  Her  will  (nuncupative)  was  as  follows : 

A  Memorandum  how  Priscilla  Harris  of  Brookline  hath  disposed  of  her  body, 
money,  and  other  goods,  on  December,  the  31,  1717,  who  departed  this  life,  January 
the  2d,  1717-8. 

In  the  first  place,  she  ordered  her  brother,  Daniel  Harris,  to  see  her  body  decently 
buried — then  she  ordered  her  brother,  Timothy  Harris,  to  pay  twenty  pounds,  in  money, 
to  Nathaniel  Harris  [her  nephew]  which  was  her  portion  which  her  father  gave  her,  it 
being  in  the  hands  of  Timothy  Harris  of  Brookline ;  and  likewise  ordered  that  the  said 
Nathaniel  Harris  should  give  him  an  acquittance  for  the  money ;  and  likewise  she  gave 
Nathaniel  Harris  her  great  brass  kettle. 


18  ROBERT   HARRIS   AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

Then  she  ordered  her  brother  Timothy  H.  to  pay  to  his  dau.,  Abigail,  seven  pounds 
ten  shillings ;  and  to  pay  to  John,  son  to  Robert  -Harris  [her  Nephew]  of  Brookline, 
seven  pound  ten  shillings  in  money,  when  he  comes  of  age — all  of  which  money  is  in 
the  hands  of  Timothy  Harris  of  Brookline. 

Then,  to  Priscilla  Child  [her  Neice]  of  Woodstock  a  feather  bed  and  beding,  and  her 
best  suit  of  close,  and  her  Camblet  Ridinghood,  and  her  lutestring  hood. 

And  then,  to  Priscilla  Child  Junr  of  Woodstock,  her  chest  which  was  in  the  house  of 
John  Scot  of  Roxbury,  and  all  that  was  in  it,  except  one  mild  piece  of  money,  and 
half  a  dozen  of  Napkins,  two  pair  of  sheets  and  two  pair  of  Pillowbears,  and  half  a 
diaper  tablecloth. 

Then,  to  Sarah  May  of  Swansey,  [prob.  grand  neice]  her  best  feather  bed  and  cover- 
lit,  one  pair  of  sheets,  and  one  pair  of  pillowbears,  half  a  diaper  tablecloth,  half  a 
dozen  of  napkins,  and  a  milld  piece  of  money. 

The  money  that  Elisha  May  owed  her,  he  was  to  improve  it  for  the  use  of  his  children 
that  he  had  by  his  first  wife. 

Then  to  Ruth  Adams  [her  neice]  her  second  best  suit  of  close,  her  best  neck-handkir- 
chief,  one  pair  of  sheets,  and  one  pair  of  pillowbears. 

Then  to  her  sister  Whitney  [mother  of  Ruth  above]  a  suit  of  close. 

And  then,  to  Joanna  Woodward  [neice]  one  iron  kettle,  one  brass  kettle,  a  warming- 
pan  and  a  sfcillet,  frying  pan  and  lamp,  Fire  shovel  and  Tongs,  and  seven  yards  of  new 
cloth  of  shirting. 

Then,  to  Abigail  Harris  Jr.  [dau.  of  her  br.  Timothy]  one  pair  of  sheets  &  a  silk 
hood. 

Then,  to  Lydia  Harris  [wife  of  her  Nephew  Rob1]  a  homespun  Riding  hood,  one 
pair  of  sheets,  a  piece  of  shirting  cloath,  au  old  gown,  and  a  tub  and  churn. 

Then,  to  her  brother,  Timothy  Harris,  a  Trammel  and  a  tub  of  meat. 

And  then  she  ordered,  that  Robert  Harris  should  be  paid  for  his  trouble. 

And  the  rest  of  my  things  to  be  carried  over  to  my  brother  Daniel  Harris's  House  and 
divided  amongst  them  Examined  Pr.  JOHN  BOYDELL — Regr. 


THIRD    GENERATION. 

ROBERT*  (13)  first  child  of  John*  and  Mary  [Sanger]  Harris,  born 
(apparently)  in  1671,  was  a  farmer,  and  succeeded  to  the  farm  which  his 
father  owned  before  his  unfortunate  departure  upon  the  Canada  expe- 
dition, 1690.  He  married  Lydia,  only  daughter  of  George  (Jr.)  and 
Lydia  [Browne]  Woodward  of  Brookline;  she  "owned  the  covenant"  in 
Roxbury  church,  April,  1712,  and  was  "admitted  to  full  communion"  in 
Nov.  1714;  she  died  10  April,  1774,  at  the  house  of  her  son  John. 

Robert  was  living  in  March,  1734—5,  and  probably  hi  July,  1740 ;  the 
time  of  his  death  is  unknown. 
Their  children  were — 

(37)  I.  JOHN,*  born  17  March,  1717;  resided  in  Brookline.  He  was 
a  farmer,  and  deputy  sheriff.  He  is  said  to  have  weighed 
over  two  hundred  and  seventy  pounds.  He  was  never  mar- 
ried, and  died  5  Nov.  1788,  giving  a  farm  of  more  than  a 
hundred  acres  to  John*  Harris,  (53)  father  of  the  writer. 


THIRD   GENERATION.  19 

(38)  II.  LYDiA,4  born  5  Aug.  1720;  lived  single  also,  keeping  house 

for  her  brother  until  her  death,  10  May,  1776. 

ABIGAIL,"  (18)  sixth  child  of  John2  and  Mary  [Sanger]  Harris,  bap- 
tized 16  Sept.  1683,  married  (probably)  Benjamin  Crafts  of  Roxbury. 
She  was  "  admitted  to  full  communion "  in  the  Roxbury  church,  in  August, 
1708.  Their  children  were — 

(39)  I.  BENJAMIN,*  born  13  Dec.  1706. 

(40)  II.  ABIGAIL,4  born  19  January,  1708. 

(41)  III.  ELEAZER,4  born  8  May,  1711. 

(42)  IV.  AARON,*  born ;  died  (Roxbury  Ch.  Rec.)  15  Oct.  1714. 

(43)  V.  AARON,4  born  7  June,  1717,  baptized  (2d  Ch.  Rec.)  9  June. 

JOHN,*  (19)  seventh  child  of  John8  and  Mary  [Sanger]  Hams,  born  9 
April,  1686,  removed  from  Brookline  to  Newton,  where  he  married,  8 
Dec.  1718,  (Rev.  John  Cotton  officiating,  as  appears  by  Newton  Records  in 
Middlesex  Registry,)  Hannah,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Susanna  [Andrews] 
Wilson  of  Newton.  They  had,  with  perhaps  other  children — 

(44)  I.  JOHN,4  (99)  born  14  Oct.  1720,  baptized  at  Newton  in  1720; 

who  appears  to  be  the  John,  of  Stoughton,  who  married 
Susanna  Gay  of  Dedham. 

TiMOTHY,3  (22)  second  child  of  Timothy*  and  Abigail  [Morey]  Harris, 
born  in  Brookline,  28  April,  1706,  was  a  farmer.  He  married,  1st,  at 
Boston,  24  March,  1731,  (Rev.  Samuel  Checkley  officiating),  Hannah 
Winchester  of  Brookline,  who  died  30  Aug.  1736.  He  married,  2d,  1 
Jan.  1752,  Elizabeth  Stevens,  born  in  1732,  who  died  21  March,  1805. 
Timothy  died  7  Nov.  1772. 

It  has  been  already  stated  that  Timothy3  received  the  homestead  and 
other  property  from  his  father,  on  certain  conditions,  31  Oct.  1729.  His 
father  died  21  Sept,  1730.  This  property  Timothy3  conveyed  to  his 
brother  John,  25  March,  1732,  subject  to  the  conditions  still  unfulfilled,  for 
£600,  his  wife  relinquishing  her  right  of  dower. 

Timothy's  children  were — by  his  first  wife — 

(45)  I.  TiMOTHY,4  born  20  Feb.  1733 ;  died  30  July,  1765,  unmarried. 

(46)  II.  AMARiAH,4  baptized  23  Feb.  1735;  died  22  Sept.  1735, 

(47)  IH.  AMARiAH,4  (108)  born  24  Aug.  1736;  married   Elizabeth 

Lynfield. 
By  his  second  wife — 

(48)  IV.  A  child  stillborn,  24  Jan.  1753. 

(49)  V.  HANNAH,"  (116)  born  14  Aug.  1754;  married  Elijah  Child. 

JOHN,*  (23)  third  child  of  Timothy2  and  Abigail  [Morey]  Harris,  born 
23  March,  1709,  lived  in  Brookline,  having  purchased  the  old  homestead 
of  his  brother  Timothy.  He  married,  1st,  4  Jan.  1733,  Mary,  daughter  of 


20  ROBERT   HARRIS    AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

Henry  and  Frances  Winchester  of  Brookline,  who  died  7  Oct.  1736  ;  2d, 
16  April,  1747,  Esther,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  Metcalf*  of  Need- 
ham,  who  was  born  11  Feb.  1718,  and  died  5  Nov.  1801.  He  died  in 
Brookline,  3  Feb.  1796,  in  the  house  given  to  his  son  John  by  "  Sheriff" 
John4  (37) ;  his  wife  died  in  the  same  house. 
By  will,  made  10  Feb.  1779,  John3  gave 

"  To  my  beloved  wife  Esther  Harris,  the  improvement  of  all  my  lands  "  in  Roxbury 
and  Brookline,  "  excepting  one  piece  of  land  lying  in  Brookline  that  bounds  on  the 
land  of  John  Harris  Junr."  [John4  (37)  j  .  .  .  and  of  "  my  live  stock  of  cattle,  horse, 
kine  and  swine,  and  my  out-door  utensils  of  whatever  sort,"  .  .  .  with  the  "  interest 
of  money  that  still  remains  due  to  me  from  the  estate  of  my  brother  in  law  Thomas 
Metcalf,"  .  .  .  "and  the  interest  of  a  legacy  that  is  due  to  me  from  the  estate  of 
my  honored  mother  in  law  Lydia  Metcalf,"  while  she  remained  his  widow. 

"To  my  dutifull  son  Michael"  £120,  and  all  the  principal  of  the  money  remaining 
due  out  of  the  estate  of  Thomas  Metcalf  and  Lydia  his  mother-in-law. 

"  To  my  grandson  Henry  Whiting,"  £12. 

"  To  my  grand  daughter  Elizabeth  Whiting,"  £8. 

"  To  my  grand  daughter  Lncretia  Whiting,"  £8. 

"  To  my  dutifull  son  John,"  "  all  my  lands  &  buildings  "  in  Brookline  and  Roxbury, 
with  all  the  live  stock,  utensils,  &c.,  "  reserving  to  my  wife  the  improvement,"  &c. 

His  wife  Esther  was  to  be  Executrix. 


[Fac  simile  of  autograph  written  in  1787.] 


Esther,  the  widow  of  John,3  also  made  a  will,  23  May,  1796,  in  which 
she  gave  to  her  son  Michael  five  dollars,  and  all  the  remainder  of  her 
estate  to  her  son  John. 

John3  had  children — by  his  first  wife — 

(50)  I.  ABIGAIL,*  (117)  born  20  Aug.  1734;  married  Isaiah  Whiting 

of  Roxbury. 

(51)  II.  MARY,*  born  29  Sept.  1736;  died  23  March,  1737. 
By  his  second  wife — 

(52)  HE.  MicHAEL,4  (121)  born  12  June,  1748;  married  Mary  Dana 

of  Brookline. 

(53)  IV.  JOHN,4  (131)    born  1   Oct.  1750;  married  Mary  Niles  of 

Randolph. 

JOSEPH,'  (24)  fourth  child  of  Timothy*  and  Abigail  [Morey]  Harris, 
born  at  Brookline,  15  Feb.  1711,  married  at  Boston,  (Rev.  Samuel  Check- 
ley  officiating,)  10  June,  1731,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Rebecca 
Adams  of  Roxbury,  born  24  Oct.  1713.  He  lived  in  that  part  of  Norton 
now  called  Mansfield,  and  died  there  22  (or  23)  Feb.  1763.  They  had— 

(54)  I.  THOMAS,4  (139)  born  2  Dec.  1737,  in  Mansfield;  married 

Elizabeth  Adams  of  Newton. 

*  See  Appendix,  for  "  Metcalf." 


THIRD   GENERATION.  21 

PRisciLLA,3  (26)  second  child  of  Daniel8  and  Joanna  [Brown]  Harris, 
born  4  Jan.  1684-5,  there  is  reason  to  suppose  was  the  Priscilla  Harris 
who  married  Ephraim  Child  of  Roxbury,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Grace 
[Morris]  Child ;  a  notice  in  her  aunt  Priscilla's  will  indicates  this. 
Ephraim  Child  was  born  19  July,  1683.  They  lived  in  Woodstock,  Ct., 
and  had — 

(55)  I.  EPHRAJM,*  born  1711;  married  and  had  three  children. 

(56)  II.  DANIEL,"  born  1713. 

(57)  IH.  PmsciLLA,4  born  1715;  died  1736. 

(58)  IV.  MEHIT ABLE,*  born  1719;  married  Nehemiah  Lyon. 

(59)  .     V.  MARY,4  born  1721. 

(60)  VI.  ESTHER,4  born  1722. 

(61)  VII.  ELISHA,"  born  1725. 

(62)  VIII.    PETER,* 

(63)  IX.    JOANNA,4 

Jo  ANNA,3  (28)  fourth  child  of  Daniel*  and  Joanna  [Brown]  Harris,  born 
in  Brookline,  28  May,  1690,  married  Abraham  Woodward  of  Brookline. 
They  had— 

(64)  I.  ABRAHAM,4  baptized  19  Jan.  1718. 

(65)  H.  JOANNA,4  baptized  16  Aug.  1719. 

(66)  IH.  BENJAMIN,4  baptized  18  Aug.  1723. 

NATHANIEL,*  (29)  fifth  child  of  Daniel2  and  Joanna  [Brown]  Harris, 
born  2  May,  1692,  in  Brookline,  lived  at  Needham  and  at  Watertown. 
He  was  a  fuller  by  occupation ;  was  selectman  of  Watertown  in  1730  and 
ten  other  years,  and  very  useful  in  town  affairs ;  he  was  representative  in 
1735-7,  and  subsequently  a  justice.  He  was  "received  into  full  commu- 
nion" in  the  Watertown  Church,  3  Oct.  1725.  He  married,  30  Jan.  1717, 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Col.  Francis  Fullam  of  Weston,  born  10  June,  1697. 
He  died  13  May,  1761,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  graveyard  at  Water- 
town,  where  his  tombstone  still  remains.  He  left  no  will ;  his  estate  was 
settled  by  his  widow  Hannah  and  son  Thomas  of  Dorchester.  Children 
were — 

(67)  I.  THOMAS,4  (149)  born  in  Needham,  31  Oct.  1718;  married, 

1st,  Jerusha ;  2d,  Lucy  Pierce. 

(68)  II.  FRANCIS,4  (151)  born  in  Watertown,  (as  were  the  remain- 

ing children,)  3  Oct.  1721 ;  married  Susanna  Benjamin. 

(69)  HI.  SARAH,4  (160)  born  6  Dec.  1723;  married White;  she 

was  received  into  church  fellowship  at  Watertown,  24  May, 
1741. 

(70)  IV.  PRisciLLA,4  born  29  Aug.  1725;  died  before  1729. 

(71)  V.  NATHANIEI/;  a  record  says  that  he  died  4  May,  1728,  but 

3 


22  ROBERT   HARRIS   AND   HIS    DESCENDANTS. 

either  this  is  an  error,  or  a  brother  of  the  same  name  was 
born  very  speedily,  viz.  Nathaniel,4  (162). 
(72)      VI.  PRISCILLA,*  (165)  born  4  Feb.  1728-9;  married  Nathaniel 

Smith  of  Groton. 

-  (73)    VII.  BENJAMIN,*  (166)  born  24  April,  1731 ;  married  Mary  Ad- 
dleton  (Atherton?)  of  Watertown. 

(74)  VHI.  HANNAH,*  (167)  born  13  April,  1733;  married  Joseph  Hay. 

(75)  IX.  STEPHEN,*  (170)  born  23  June,  1735;  married  Sarah  Brown 

of  Watertown. 

(76)  X.  FULL  AM,*  born  16  May,  1737 ;  died  (according  to  gravestone) 

6  Nov.  1738. 

Of  these  children,  Thomas,  Francis,  Sarah,  and  Priscilla,  were  baptized 
at  Watertown,  18  Oct.  1725,  by  Rev.  Seth  Storer. 

ELIZABETH,3  (30)  sixth  child  of  Daniel2  and  Joanna  [Brown]  Harris, 
born  5  March,  1693-4,  married  at  Watertown,  29  April,  1724,  Joshua 
Warren  of  that  place,  Jonas  Bond,  Justice,  officiating.  They  had  children — 

(77)  I.  MosES,4  born  19  Jan.  1725. 

(78)  II.  JosHUA,4  born  11  Oct.  1726. 

(79)  in.  BENJAMIN,*  born  20  Dec.  1728. 

(80)  IV.  LYDIA,*  baptized  24  Nov.  1728.? 

(81)  V.  ELIJAH,4  born  31  July,  1731. 

(82)  VI.  ELIZABETH,*  born  4  Feb.  1732-3. 

(83)  VII.  ELIJAH,4  born  23  Jan.  1734-5,  died  early. 

(84)  VIII.  ELIJAH,*  born  2  July,  1737. 

(85)  IX.  NOAH,*  born  4  Nov.  1739. 

TIMOTHY,"  (31)  seventh  child  of  Daniel2  and  Joanna  [Brown]  Harris, 
born  20  June,  1696,  in  Brookline,  was  a  blacksmith.  He  lived  in  Water- 
town  until  about  1735,  when  he  removed  to  Oxford.  He  was  received 
into  "church  fellowship"  there  13  June,  1731.  He  was  married,  5  Nov. 
1724,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Stearns  of  Dedham,  born 
there  28  Jan.  1699;  she  died  13  Feb.  1785.  He  died  25  Feb.  1777. 
Their  children  were — 

(86)  I.  SAMUEL,*  (177)  born  14  Sept,  1725 ;  at  Watertown,  (as  were 

the  next  three,)  married  Margaret  Robbins. 

(87)  H.  MARY,*  (186)  born  25  Aug.  1727 ;  married  Elisha  Davis. 

(88)  III.  ANNA,*  born  4  Feb.  1729-30. 

(89)  IV.  ABIJAH,*  (196)  born  25  Nov.  1732;  married  Sarah  Lamb. 

(90)  V.  MEHITABLE,*  (200)  born  3  Aug.  1735,  at  Oxford;  married 

Stephen  Jewett  of  Oxford. 

(91)  VI.  ELIZABETH,4  born  24  Jan.  1 740,  at  Oxford ;  d.  24  Sept.  1 742. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  23 

SARAH,3  (32)  eighth  child  of  Daniel*  and  Joanna  [Brown]  Harris,  born 
8  June,  1698,  in  Brookline,  married  John  Hooper  of  Roxbury,  4  March, 
1731.  They  had— 

(92)  I.  JOHN,4  baptized  13  Feb.  1732. 

(93)  H.  SARAH,*  born  1733. 

ROBERT,3  (33)  ninth  child  of  Daniel2  and  Joanna  [Brown]  Harris,  born 
1  Aug.  1700,  in  Brookline,  was  a  clothier.  He  settled  in  Springfield, 
where  he  married,  18  Feb.  1730,  Bathshua,  daughter  of  Col.  John  Pyn- 
chon  of  that  place;  she  was  born  1  Jan.  1708,  and  died  5  Jan.  1760. 
Robert,  who  was  also  a  Lieutenant,  died  there  in  1780. 

"  I  do  not  remember,"  writes  Rev.  Robert  William  Harris,  late  of  White 
Plains,  N.  Y.,  "  to  have  heard  my  father  say  anything  of  the  Harris  fam- 
ily, except  that  his  grandfather  Robert3  Harris  was  a  very  active,  well- 
built  man,  not  large  of  stature,  but,  in  his  old  age,  hale  and  enterprising. 
*  *  *  I  have  an  old  book,  of  a  religious  character,  which  has  the  name  of 
Robert8  Harris  written  in  it  by  my  great-grandfather  of  that  name.  The 
part  of  the  volume  which  contains  family  prayers  is  much  worn  and  soiled 
by  use,  showing  that  its  owner  was  'a  devout  man,'  and  one  that  'feared 
God  with  all  his  house.'  The  title  of  the  book  is  '  The  Poor  Man's  Help 
and  the  Young  Man's  Guide.'  " 

Robert3  and  Bathshua  had  children — 

(94)  I.  WiLLiAM,4  born  in  1731,  (prob.);  died  at  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y. 

16  Oct.  1759;  a  soldier. 

(95)  n.  STEPHEN,4  born  in  1733,  (prob.);  died  at  New  Haven,  Ct., 

6  May,  1754.  Rev.  Robert  W.  Harris  says,  "I  have  a 
small  MS.,  on  which  my  father  [Rev.  William  Harris,  then 
Pres.  of  Columbia  College,]  has  written,  'This  book,  to- 
gether with  the  writing,  &c.,  was  the  property  of  my  uncle 
Stephen  Harris,  who  died  when  a  student  in  Yale  College.' 
It  is  a  translation  of  the  Euchiridion  of  Epictetus,  written  hi 
short  hand." 

(96)  in.  DANIEL,4 (207)  born  in  1735,  (prob.);  married  the  widow  of 

Col. Church,  born  Pynchon. 

(97)  IV.  MOSES,"  born  in  1737,  (prob.);  died  18  Nov.  1747. 

(98)  V.  ANNA,4  born  in  1739,  (prob.);  died  29  Nov.  1745. 


FOURTH  GENERATION. 

JOHN,4  (44)  child  of  John3  and  Hannah  [Wilson]  Harris,  baptized  at 
Newton  in  1720,  lived  in  Stoughton.  He  married,  24  March,  1753, 
Susannah  Gay,  of  Dedham.  They  had — 


24  ROBERT   HARRIS   AND   HIS  DESCENDANTS. 

(99)         I.  SAMUEL,*  born  22  Aug.  1754. 

(100)  II.  SARAH,*  born  5  Dec.  1756;  died  21  June,  1758. 

(101)  in.  WiLLiAM,5  born  14  March,  1759;  died  20  Oct.  1766. 

(102)  IV.  JESSE,*  born  16  Aug.  1762;  died  11  Oct.  1766. 

(103)  V.  ENOCH,*  (210)  born  19  Aug.  1764;  married  Sarah  Smith. 

(104)  VI.  LEMUEL,*  born  28  Aug.  1768. 

(105)  VII.  LYDIA,*  (213)  born  16  Aug.  1770;  married  Joseph  Wight, 

Jr.,  of  Norwich. 

(106)  VIII.  LABAN,*  born  12  Sept.  1773. 

(107)  IX.  MELATIAH,*  born  8  Nov.  1779. 

AMARIAH,*  (47)  third  child  of  Timothy3  and  Hannah  [Winchester] 
Harris,  born  24  August,  1736,  in  Brookline,  married  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  William  Lynnfield  of  Braintree,  (in  the  part  now  Randolph,)  and  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Stoughton,  which,  in  1851,  was  in  possession  of  his  second 
son,  William.  He  died  27  Sept.  1788;  his  wife  died  17  Nov.  1827. 
They  had— 

(108)  I.  TiMOTHT,5  (218)  born  11  May,  1765;  married  Anna  How- 

ard of  Stoughton. 

(109)  II.  WILLIAM,*  (231)  born  9  Nov.  1767 ;  married  Vashti  Leach  of 

Stoughton  Corner. 

(110)  IH.  SARAH,*  (239)  born  21  Dec.  1769;  married  Samuel  Curtis  of 

Randolph. 

(111)  IV.  HANNAH,*  born  18  June,  1772  ;   married,  in   1794,  Abiel 

Packard  of  Bridgewater,  and  had  several  children  now  in 
Maine,  whose  names  are  not  known  to  the  compiler. 

(112)  V.  AMARIAH,*  (245)  born  Feb.  1775;  married  Abigail  Daniels. 

(113)  VI.  ELIZABETH,*  (247)  born ;  married  John  Decoster. 

(114)  VII.  LucY,5  (253)  born ;  married  Samuel  Boy  den. 

(115)  VIH.  JOHN,5  (255)  born  9  July,  1785;  married  Betsey  Record. 

HANNAH,4  (49)  fifth  child  of  Timothy3  and  second  child  of  Elizabeth 
[Stevens]  Harris,  born  14  Aug.  1754;  married,  10  April,  1783,  Elijah 
Child.  He  died  14  July,  1825,  aged  78.  She  died  5  June,  1808.  They 
had— 

(116)  I.  TIMOTHY  HARRIS,*  born  14  Feb.  1784;  who  died  unmarried  29 

July,  1856.     He  owned  and  occupied  the  farm  in  Brookline, 
which  belonged  to  his  grandfather  Timothy  Harris. 

ABIGAIL,*  (50)  first  child  of  John3  and  Mary  [Winchester]  Harris,  born 
in  Brookline,  20  Aug.  1734,  married,  Feb.  1759,  Isaiah  Whiting- of  Rox- 
bury,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Hannah  [Lyon]  Whiting,  born  12  June,  1732. 
They  had— 

(117)  I.  HENRY,*  born  2  Nov.  1759;  died  young. 


FOURTH  GENERATION.  25 

(118)  II.  HENRY,*  born  27  Dec.  1761;  married  Mary  Davis,  and  died 

Sept.  1821. 

(119)  III.  ELIZABETH,*  born  18  May,  1764;  married  Moses  Alden,  and 

died  in  1833. 

(120)  IV.  LUCRETIA,*  born  12  March,  1766;  married Eand,  and 

died  in  1837. 

MiCHAEL,4  (52)  third  child  of  John,3  and  first  child  of  Esther  [Met- 
calf]  Harris,  born  in  Brookline,  12  June,  1748;  married  in  1775,  Mary, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Experience  Dana,  of  Brookline,  baptized  26  Jan. 
1748.  He  settled  on  a  farm  in  Needham,  owned  by  his  unmarried  uncle 
Michael  Metcalf,  and  left  to  him  on  the  uncle's  death.  He  died  at  Need- 
ham,  28  Jan.  1816.  Their  children  were — 

(121)  I.  BETSEY,*  born  20  March,  1776;  died  unmar.  24  Dec.  1849. 

(122)  II.  MICHAEL,*  (261)  born  11  Jan.  1778 ;  mar.  Susannah  Stevens- 

(123)  III.  MARY,*  (268)  born  9  Dec.  1779;  married  Isaac  Colburn  of 

Dedham. 

(124)  IV.  ABIGAIL,'  (271)  born  4  Jan.  1782  ;  married  Benjamin  Mer- 

riam  of  Roxbury. 

(125)  V.  ESTHER  M.*  (273)  born  30  Jan.  1784;  married  Amos  Fuller 

of  Needham. 

(126)  VI.  LYDiA,*(275)  born  20  Sept.  1785 ;_  married  Lemuel  Fair- 

banks of  Dedham. 

(127)  VH.  THOMAS  METCALF,*  born  26  June,  1787;  died  unmarried  16 

April,  1808. 

(128)  Vin.  SALLY,*  (276)  born  5  April,  1790;  married  Enos  Tucker  of 

Needham. 

(129)  IX.  CATHERINE,*  (281)  born  23  May,  1792;  married  Lemuel 

Fairbanks. 

(130)  X.  LUCY,*  born  31  March,  1794,  and  died  young. 

JOHN,4  (53)  fourth  child  of  John3  and  second  child  of  Esther  [Metcalf] 
Harris,  born  in  Brookline,  1  Oct.  1750,  inherited  from  his  father  the  old 
homestead  which  had  descended  from  their  ancestor  Robert.1  John4  lived 
on  the  homestead  until  the  death  of  John4  (37)  in  1788,  when  he  removed 
(with  his  father  and  mother)  into  the  house  of  the  latter,  which  came 
by  gift,  with  over  a  hundred  acres.  The  old  house  remained  standing 
until  the  death  of  John,*  when  the  son — a  few  months  after,  in  1796 — 
took  it  down.  In  the  y^ar  1802,  he  erected  on  the  same  spot  a  building, 
since  known — as  stated  on  page  7 — as  the  Loker  House,  now  destroyed 
by  fire.  The  homestead  itself  John4  sold  in  1828,  after  it  had  been  unin- 
terruptedly in  the  possession  of  the  family  for  nearly  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  years. 


26  ROBERT   HARRIS  AND   HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

John4  married  1st,  2  March,  1780,  Mary,  daughter  of  Lieutenant  Nathan- 
iel Niles  of  Randolph,  a  revolutionary  officer.  She  was  born  31  Dec. 
1757,  and  died  at  Brookline,  7  May,  1814.  He  married  2d,  Abigail  [  -  ] 
widow  of  Solomon  Hall  of  Newton,  who  was  born  22  Sept.  1766,  and 
died  13  Sept.  1854.  John4  Harris  died  in  Brookline,  5  Dec.  1831.  His 
will  was  dated  13  June,  1828,  by  which  he  gave  his  wife  five  dollars  only, 
as  her  support  was  secured  by  marriage  settlement  ;  to  son  Benjamin  N. 
(whom  he  had  previously  assisted)  seventy-five  dollars  ;  to  daughter  Mary 
Clark  Sumner,  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  ;  to  daughter  Lucy  Marean, 
three  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  ;  to  Bathsheba  Harris,  widow  of  his  late 
son  Robert,  and  to  Robert's  children,  viz.,  Joseph  Wales,  Charles,  and 
Caroline,  fifty  dollars  each  ;  and  to  son  Luther  Metcalf,  the  residue  of  his 
estate,  he  to  support  his  sister  Esther  Harris. 


His  children,  all  by  his  first  wife,  and  all  born  in  Brookline,  were  — 

(131)  I.  ESTHER,*  born  7  Jan.  1781;  died  unmarried,  31  Dec.  1860, 

at  the  residence  of  her  brother,  Dr.  Luther  M.  Harris,  at 
Jamaica  Plain. 

(132)  H.  BENJAMIN  NILES,*  (283)  born  19  July,  1782;  married  Mary 

Whitcomb  of  Boxborough. 

(133)  in.  MART  CLARK,S  (289)  born  3  July,  1784;   married  Joseph 

Sumner  of  Boston. 

(134)  IV.  ROBERT,*   (292)  born  25  June,  1786;  married  Bathsheba 

Whitcomb  of  Randolph. 

(135)  V.  LUTHER  METCALF,*  (296)  born  7  May,  1789;  married  Lucy 

Dutton  Mann. 

(136)  VI.  WILLIAM,*  born  22  Nov.  1791;  died  29  Feb.  1792. 

(137)  VH.  LUCY,*  born  4  Nov.  1793;  died  20  Nov.  1793. 

(138)  VHI.  LUCY,*  (302)  born  30  Oct.  1794;  married  1st,  Rufus  Cob- 

leigh  of  Boston;  2d,  William  Marean  of  Newton. 

THOMAS,4  (54)  only  child  of  Joseph3  and  Rebecca  [Adams]  Harris, 
born  in  Mansfield,  2  Dec.  1737.  He  married,  probably  in  1759,  Elizabeth 
Adams  of  Newton.  He  resided  in  Mansfield,  and  died  21  June,  1803. 
His  widow  married  David  Keith,  who  died  14  May,  1822,  James  Salley, 
who  died  24  May,  1824,  and  11  May,  1825,  Jepthah  Boyden,  but  had  no 
children  except  by  her  first  marriage;  she  died  31  July,  1836,  aged  93. 
Thomas4  and  Elizabeth  had  children  — 

(139)  I.  REBECCA,*  (306)  born  26  Aug.  1760  ;  married  John  Chapman. 

(140)  II.  MARY,*  (309)  born  29  June,  1766;  married  Ezra  Skinner,  Jr. 


FOURTH   GENERATION.  27 

(141)  m.  LUCY,* (321)  born  29  Dec.  1768 ;  married,  1st,  Ward  Sampson 

of  Middleborough ;  2d,  Samuel  Bailey;  3d,  Calvin  Borden. 

(142)  IV.  JOSEPH,*  (323)  born  27  Jan.  1771;  married  Anna  Coffin. 

(143)  V.  JOHN,*  (326)  born  27  July,  1773  ;  married  Eleanor  Brudery. 

(144)  VI.  ELIJAH,5  (329)  born  July,  1775;  married  Lilias  Chapman. 

(145)  VH.  JAMES,*  (twin)  (333)  born  22  April,  1784;  married  Prussia 

Chapman. 

(146)  Vm.  NANCY,*  (twin)  born  22  April,  1784;  died  3  Feb.  1798. 

(147)  IX.  JACOB,*  born ;  died  20  May,  1800. 

(148)  X.  ISAAC,*  born  24  April,  1789;  married,  removed  to  New 

York,  and  died  there  without  issue. 

THOMAS,*  (67)  oldest  child  of  Nathaniel3  and  Hannah  [Fullam]  Harris, 
born  in  Needham,  31  Oct.  1718;  removed  to  Dorchester;  was  constable 

there  in  1752.     He  married,  1st,  Jerusha ;  she  died  Oct.  1744, 

and  he  married,  2d,  22  Aug.  1745,  (Rev.  Seth  Storer  officiating,)  Lucy 
Pierce  of  Watertown,  born  6  March,  1722-3,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Rebecca  Pierce.  He,  and  Hannah,  widow  of  his  father,  were  appointed 
administrators  of  the  father's  estate,  15  June,  1761.  Thomas4  and  Jerusha 
had — 

(149)  I.  HANNAH,*  born  in  Dorchester,  20  Sept.  1744. 

(150)  II.  SAMUEL*;  a  clothier  in  Fitchburg  in  1773. 

FRANCIS,4  (68)  second  child  of  Nathaniel3  and  Hannah  [Fullam] 
Harris,  born  in  Watertown,  3  Oct.  1721 ;  resided  ha  Shirley.  He  was  a 
captain;  member  of  the  Middlesex  Convention  at  Concord,  30  Aug.  1774; 
of  the  first  Provincial  Congress  of  Massachusetts  from  Shirley,  in  October, 
1774;  and  of  the  second,  from  the  same  town,  in  Feb.  1775.  His  wife  was 
Susanna,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Susanna  [Norcross]  Benjamin,  born 
10  Nov.  1723.  Captain  Francis4  and  Susanna  had  children — 

(151)  I.  SUSANNA,*  (342)  born -;  married,  1st, Moore;  2d, 

John  Dwight. 

(152)  II.  PRISCILLA,*  born ;  married  James  Dickinson. 

(153)  IH.  SARAH,*  born  20  Nov.  1747;  died  4  Oct.  1756. 

(154)  IV.  FRANCIS,*  born  20  May,  1752;  died  11  Oct.  1756. 

(155)  V.  ASA,*  (343)  born  27  Oct.  1754  ;  married  Esther . 

(156)  VI.  SARAH,*  (345)  born  7  May,  1757;  married  David  Bennet. 

(157)  VH.  ABIGAIL,*  born  9  Aug.  1759;  married  William  Williams. 

(158)  VHI.  HANNAH,*  born  14  March,  1762;  married  Solomon  Pratt. 

(159)  ,    IX.  FRANCIS,*  born  2  June,  1764;  married  Eunice  Holden  of 

Shirley. 

SARAH,*  (69)  third  child  of  Nathaniel3  and  Hannah  [Fullam]  Harris, 


28  ROBERT   HARRIS    AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

born  6  Dec.  1723;  was  received  into  church  there  24  May,  1741 ;  married 
William  White.     They  lived,  first,  in  Watertown,  and  had — 

(160)  I.  WILLIAM,*  born  28  Aug.  1751,  in  Watertown. 

(161)  II.  NATHANIEL,*  born  21  Dec.  1752,  in  Shirley. 

NATHANIEL,*  (71)  fifth  child  of  Nathaniel3  and    Hannah   [Fullam] 

Harris,  born  ;   married,  27  Oct.  1748,  Anna  Mead  of  Watertown. 

They  had— 

(162)  I.  FULLAM,*  born  4  May,  1750,  in  Boston. 

(163)  II.  JANE,*  born  1  Jan.  1752. 

(164)  III.  NATHANIEL,5  baptized  in  1758,  at  Watertown. 

PRISCILLA,*  (72)  sixth  child  of  Nathaniel3  and  Hannah  [Fullam] 
Harris,  born  in  Watertown,  4  Feb.  1728-9;  married,  7  Dec.  1751,  (Rev. 
Seth  Storer  officiating,)  Nathaniel  Smith  of  Groton.  They  removed  to 
Mason,  N.  H.  They  had— 

(165)  I.  SUSANNAH,*  born  in  Groton,  7  March,  1753. 

BENJAMIN,*  (73)  seventh  child  of  Nathaniel3  and  Hannah  [Fullam] 
Harris,  born  in  Watertown,  24  April,  1731;  lived  in  Watertown.  He 
married,  1st,  20  Feb.  1755,  (Rev.  Seth  Storer  officiating,)  Mary  Addleton 

[Atherton  ?]  of  Watertown ;  2d,  Abigail .     Benjamin4  and  Abigail 

had — 

(166)  I.  MARY,*  born  in  Watertown,  19  March,  1761. 

HANNAH,4  (74)  eighth  child  of  Nathaniel3  and  Hannah  [Fullam]  Har- 
ris, born  in  Watertown,  13  April,  1733,  married  20  Feb.  1755,  Joseph  Hay 
of  Watertown.  They  had — 

(167)  I.  HANNAH,*  baptized  28  Sept.  1755. 

(168)  II.  JOHN,*  baptized  12  Aug.  1759. 

(169)  HI.  JOSEPH,*  baptized  3  March,  1765. 

STEPHEN,*  (75)  ninth  child  of  Nathaniel3  and  Hannah  [Fullam]  Harris, 
born  in  Watertown,  23  June  1735;  lived  at  Watertown,  and  "owned  the 
covenant"  in  the  church  there,  (with  his  wife,)  2  March,  1755.  He  was 
a  clothier.  He  married,  16  Jan.  1755,  Sarah  Brown  of  Watertown. 
They  had  children — (all  born  in  Watertown) — 

(170)  I.  NATHANIEL,*  born  20  March,  1755. 

(171)  II.  ANNA,*  born  3  April,  1757;  died  18  May,  1757. 

(172)  III.  HANNAH,*  born  29  Jan.  1760. 

(173)  IV.  STEPHEN,*  (346)  born  24 May,  1762;  married  Katherine . 

(174)  V.  SARAH,*  baptized  19  May,  1765. 

(175)  VI.  MARY,*  baptized  4  July,  1767. 

(176)  VII.  LUCY,*   baptized  2  April,  1769;    married,  23  May,  1797, 

William  Berry. 


FOURTH   GENERATION.  29 

SAMUEL,4  (86)  first  child  of  Timothy3  and  Mary  [Stearns]  Harris,  born 
at  Watertown,  14  Sept.  1725 ;  removed  to  Oxford,  and  became  deacon  of 
the  first  church  there.  He  married,  27  August,  1752,  Margaret  Robbins, 
born  in  1731,  died  23  Dec.  1807.  He  was  town  clerk  of  Oxford  from 
1776  to  1798.  The  accompanying  fac-simile  is  that  of  his  last  signature, 
as  town  clerk,  when  over  seventy-two  years  of  age : 


He  died  25  Aug.  1798.     They  had— 

(177)  I.  ELIZABETH,*  born  15  March,  1752-3;  died  3  Oct.  1754. 

(178)  II.  JONATHAN,*  born  6  Oct.  1754;  died  10  Dec.  1758. 

(179)  III.  ASA,*  born  2  April,  1756;  died  30  March,  1769. 

(180)  IV.  MOSES,*  born  7  April,  1758 ;  died  29  May,  1769. 

(181)  V.  JONATHAN,*  (355)  born  13  May,  1760;  married  Huldah  Town. 

(182)  VI.  ABIJAH,*  born  15  April,  1762;  died  28  July,  1769. 

(183)  VII.  TIMOTHY,*  born  2  April,  1764;  died  29  April,  1769. 

(184)  VIH.  MARY,*  born  19  July,  1766;  died  18  July,  1769. 

(185)  IX.  ANNA,*  (366)  born  t4  Aug.  1768;  married  David  Nichols. 

MARY,*  (87)   second  child  of  Timothy3  and  Mary  [Stearns]   Harris, 
born  at  Watertown,  25  Aug.  1727;  married,  11  July,  1751,  Elisha  Davis 
of  Oxford.     He  died  22  Oct.  1796.     She  died  26  Sept.  1796.     They  had— 
I.  JEREMIAH,*  born  27  March,  1753. 
II.  ANNA,*  born  25  Nov.  1754. 
HI.  ELISHA,*  born  25  Sept.  1756. 
IV.  ABIJAH,*  born  10  Sept.  1758. 
V.  ALICE,*  born  28  Aug.  1760. 
VI.  THOMAS,*  born  5  Sept.  1762. 
VII.  DOROTHY,*  born  29  Jan.  1765;  died  25  Oct.  1768. 

(193)  VIII.  NEHEMIAH,*  born  5  March,  1768. 

(194)  IX.  TIMOTHY,*  born  Sept.  6,  1770. 

(195)  X.  DOROTHY,*  born  28  Nov.  1773. 

ABIJAH,*  (89)  fourth  child  of  Timothy3  and  Mary  [Stearns]  Harris, 
born  25  Nov.  1732,  at  Watertown;  married,  18  Sept.  1760,  Sarah  Lamb 
of  Oxford.  He  was  lieutenant.  He  died  14  Nov.  1810.  She  died  28 
March,  1824,  aged  81.  They  had— 

(196)  I.  ELIZABETH,*  born  22  Dec.  1762. 

(197)  II.  SARAH,*  born  31  Oct.  1768. 

(198)  III.  ASA,*  (375)  born  1  June,  1771;  married,  1st,  Sarah  Mayo; 

2d,  Dolly  Day;  3d,  Widow  Hopestill  Phipps. 

(199)  IV.  SARAH,*  born  18  Nov.  1776;  died  22  April,  1785. 

4 


30  ROBERT    HARRIS    AND    HIS    DESCENDANTS. 

MEHITABLE/  (90)  fifth  child  of  Timothy3  and  Mary  [Stearns]  Harris, 
born  3  Aug.  1735,  at  Oxford;  married,  5  Feb.  1757,  Stephen  Jewett  of 
Oxford.  They  had— 

(200)  I.  DAVID,*  born  30  June,  1758. 

(201)  II.  ROGER,*  born  5  Sept.  1761,  at  Gageborough. 

(202)  III.  TIMOTHY.* 

(203)  IV.    EZEKIEL.5 

(204)  V.  ELIZABETH.* 

(205)  VI.  SILENCE.* 

(206)  VII.  JOANNA.* 

DANIEL,*  (96)  third  child  of  Robert3  and  Bathshua  [Pynchon]  Harris, 
born  in  Springfield,  in  1735  (probably);  married,  1st,  Sarah  [Pynchon], 

widow  of   Col. Church;  2d,  Nancy .     He  died  in  Springfield. 

His  children  were, — by  his  first  wife, — 

(207)  I.  WILLIAM,*   (379)  born   29   April,    1765;    married  Martha 

Clark ;  a  clergyman,  and  president  of  Columbia   College. 
By  his  second  wife — 

(208)  II.  ROBERT,5   born  ;    who   was   lost  at  sea,  10  October, 

1804.  He  was  then  captain  of  the  schooner  John  of  Salem ; 
the  stern  of  the  vessel,  with  the  name,  was  driven  on  shore 
at  Cape  Cod,  and  beneath  it,  buried  in  the  sand,  were  found 
his  papers,  and  letters  of  his  brother  William,  all  on  board 
having  perished. 

(209)  III.  Lois,*  born ;  married  J.  Cooledge  of  Springfield;  both 

are  dead,  having  left  two  daughters — Mrs.  E.  Hills  and  sis- 
ter, of  Hartford,  Ct. 


FIFTH   GENERATION. 

ENOCH,*  (103)  fifth  child  of  John4  and  Susannah  [Gay]  Harris,  born 
in  Stoughton,  19  Aug.  1764;  married,  15  April,  1795,  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Oliver  and  Sarah  [Gay]  Smith.  She  died  2  Feb.  1803,  aged  40;  he  died 
9  Oct.  1844.  They  had— 

(210)  I.  SARAH,'  born ;  married  George  Whiting. 

(211)  II.  JASON.* 

(212)  HI.  ,6  (daughter;)  who  married Smith. 

LYDIA,*  (105)  seventh  child  of  John4  and  Susannah  [Gay]  Harris,  born 
in  Stoughton,  16  Aug.  1770;  married,  28  Feb.  1793,  Joseph  Wight  of 
Norwich,  (Ct.?)  He  died  10  Feb.  1805,  aged  37.  She  died  11  May. 
1825.  They  had— 


FIFTH   GENERATION.  31 

(213)  I.  HARRIS,'  born  1794. 

(214)  II.  ELECTA,"  born  1796. 

(215)  in.  SUSAN,*  born  1798. 

(216)  IV.  HARVEY,6  born  1800. 

(217)  V.  JOSEPH,*  born  1803. 

TIMOTHY,*  (108)  first  child  of  Amariah4  and  Elizabeth  [Lynfield] 
Harris,  born  in  Stoughton,  11  May,  1765;  married  Anna  Howard  of 
Stoughton ;  settled  in  Maine.  They  had — 

(218)  I.    TIMOTHY.6 

(219)  II.    BERIAH.6 

(220)  III.    AMARIAH.6 

(221)  IV.  EusHA.6 

(222)  V.  JOSEPH." 

(223)  VI.  NANCY.' 

(224)  VII.  LouiSA.6 

(225)  VIII.  CALEB.*       )      . 

(226)  IX.  HOWARD."  j 

(227)  X.    PRUDENCE.6 

(228)  XL  EPHRAIM.6 

(229)  XII.    DANIEL.6 

(230)  XIII.  ERAS.6  (?) 

WILLIAM,*  (109)  second  child  of  Amariah4  and  Elizabeth  [Lynfield] 
Harris,  born  in  Stoughton,  9  Nov.  1767,  married  Vashti  Leach  of  Stough- 
ton Centre.  He  succeeded  to  the  farm  which  had  belonged  to  his  father, 
in  Stoughton,  on  which  he  was  able  to  work  daily  at  the  age  of  eighty-four, 
in  the  full  possession  of  all  his  faculties.  She  died  23  May,  1850.  He  is 
also  dead.  They  had — 

(231)  I.  ANSILL,S  (386)  born  9  Oct.  1796;  married  Harriet  Gibson. 

(232)  II.  EUNICE,6   (389)   born   6  Aug.   1798;    married,    1st,  Moses 

Brown;  2d,  Johnson  Tolman. 

(233)  III.  MARY,6  (391)  born  29  July,  1800;  married  Calvin  Packard. 

(234)  IV.  ARETHUSA,"  (400)  born  24  Nov.   1802;    married   Clifford 

Keith. 

(235)  V.  CALEB,6  (406)  born  9  July,  1805;  married  Irene  Decoster. 

(236)  VI.  WiLLiAM,6  (412)  born  4  June,  1808;  married,  successively, 

two  sisters  named  Brett,  and  Mary  D.  Crane. 

(237)  VII.  LUCY,"  (416)  born  30  April,  1811 ;  married  Lorenzo  Atwood. 

(238)  VIII.  JosEPHUS,6  (418)  born  27  May,  1813 ;  married  Martha  Capen. 

SARAH,*  (110)  third  child  of  Amariah4  and  Elizabeth  [Lynfield]  Harris, 
born  in  Stoughton,  21  Dec.  1769;  married  Samuel  Curtis  of  Randolph. 
She  died  in  1852.  They  had— 


32  ROBERT   HARRIS   AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

(239)  I.    ELIZABETH.6 

(240)  H.  MARTIN.' 

(241)  HI.    RHODA.6 

(242)  IV.  SALLY.* 

(243)  V.   JOANNA.6 

(244)  VI.    SAMUEL.6 

AMARIAH,*  (112)  fifth  child  of  Amariah4  and  Elizabeth  [Lynfield] 
Harris,  born  in  Stoughton,  Feb.  1775;  married  Abigail  Daniels,  who 
was  born  "in  New  Gloucester,  Me.,  26  Feb.  1775.  They  had — 

(245)  I.  SOPHIA/  born  10  April,  1801,  at  Buckfield,  Me. 

(246)  II.  AUGUSTUS,6  born  29  Sept.  1811,  at  Paris,  Me.;  a  successful 

physician  at  Colebrook,  N.  H. 

ELIZABETH,5  (113)  sixth  child  of  Amariah4  and  Elizabeth  [Lynfield] 
Harris,  born  in  Stoughton,  married,  in  1805,  John  Decoster  of  Brookline. 
They  removed  with  their  family  to  Maine.  They  had — 

(247)  I.  LouiSA,8  born  1806. 

(248)  II.  ALBERT,6  born  1807. 

(249)  HI.  ELIZABETH,6  born  1809. 

(250)  IV.  IRENE/  born  1811. 

(251)  V.  HANNAH,6  born  1813. 

(252)  VI.  JOHN  SULLIVAN,"  born  June,  1815;  died  1816. 

LUCY,*  (114)  seventh  child  of  Amariah4  and  Elizabeth  [Lynfield] 
Harris,  born  in  Stoughton;  married,  in  1806,  John  Boyden;  both  are 
now  dead.  They  had — 

(253)  I.  SAMUEL,"  born  1807. 

(254)  n.  LUCY,S  born  1809. 

JOHN,*  (115)  eighth  child  of  Amariah4  and  Elizabeth  [Lynfield]  Harris, 
born  in  Stoughton,  9  July,  1785;  married,  1st,  Dec.  1810,  Betsey  Record; 
2d,  Betsey  Doggett.  He  is  dead.  He  had — by  first  wife — 

(255)  I.  SopHRONiA,6  born  May,  1811. 

(256)  n.  SAMUEL  B.,6  born  1813. 

(257)  HI.  AMARIAH,6  born  Oct.  1815. 

(258)  TV.  VASHTi,6  born  1817. 

(259)  V.  SALLY  M.,6  born  1819. 

By  second  wife — 

(260)  VI.  JOHN  ANSILL,"  born  5  Nov.  1829. 

MICHAEL,*  (122)  second  child  of  Michael4  and  Mary  [Dana]  Harris, 
born  in  Needham,  11  Jan.  1778  ;  he  was  a  captain;  lived  in  West  Roxbury 
and  other  places.  He  married,  26  Nov.  1802,  Susannah  Stevens,  who  was 
born  13  June,  1781.  He  died  2  Aug.  1855,  at  Bangor,  Me.  They  had — 


FIFTH   GENERATION.  33 

(261)  I.  ELBRIDGE,*  (421)  born  17  May,  1805;  married  Eunice  J. 

Bowles. 

(262)  II.  WARREN,6(422)  born  3  May,  1807 ;  married  Mary  A.  Bickford. 

(263)  III.  GRANVILLE,*  born  23  Aug.  1809. 

(264)  IV.  LUCY  S.,6   (424)  born  2  Jan.   1813;    married   George  W. 

Harrington. 

(265)  V.  MICHAEL  M.,*  born  7  Sept.  1815  ;  was  lost  at  sea. 

(266)  VI.  LAURA  A.,6  born  28  July,  1818. 

(267)  VH.  LOUISA  E.,6  born  5  Nov.  1823. 

MARY,*  (123)  third  child  of  Michael4  and  Mary  [Dana]  Harris,  born 
in  Needham,  9  Dec.  1779;  was  the  second  wife  of  Isaac  Colburn  of  Ded- 
ham.  Had — 

(268)  I.  MARY.* 

(269)  II.    MARTHA.6 

(270)  III.  DANA  P.,6  born  29  Sept.  1825,  at  West  Dedham,  where  he 

enjoyed  the  advantage  of  a  good  school,  and  where  his  last 
instructor,  discovering  his  aptitude  for  teaching,  advised  him 
to  repair  to  the  State  Normal  School  at  Bridgewater,  to 
extend  his  course  of  study.  It  soon  became  apparent  to  his 
instructors  that  he  was  possessed  of  unusual  gifts,  so  that  a 
short  time  after  his  graduation  from  the  school,  he  was  called 
to  the  post  of  assistant  teacher  in  that  institution.  He  soon 
attracted  the  attention  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Education,  and  was  employed  as  a  lecturer  to  address  the 
Institutes  which  were  held  in  Massachusetts.  In  1852  he 
went  to  Providence  to  assist  Prof.  Greene  in  conducting  the 
Rhode  Island  Normal  School,  in  Bristol;  and  when  in  1855 
the  State  Normal  School  was  founded,  he  was  appointed  its 
Principal,  and  held  that  post  until  his  death.  He  wrote 
several  text  books  for  the  use  of  schools  and  academies,  the 
most  important  of  which  are  his  Common  School  Arithmetic 
and  his  Arithmetic  and  Its  Applications. 

He  was  almost  instantly  killed,  5  Dec.  1859,  under  the 
following  circumstances :  He  had  been  taking  a  ride  to 
Bristol  Ferry,  in  a  light  two-wheeled  buggy,  drawn  by  a 
young  and  spirited  horse,  and  on  his  return  he  was  suddenly 
thrown  out  in  turning  a  corner,  and  in  striking  the  frozen 
ground,  as  is  supposed,  his  skull  was  badly  fractured.  He 
breathed  but  once  or  twice  after  being  taken  up. 

ABIGAIL,*  (124)  fourth  child  of  Michael4  and  Mary  [Dana]  Harris, 
born  in  Needham,  4  Jan.  1782 ;  married,  24  Nov.  1816,  Benjamin  Merriam 
of  Roxbury.  He  is  dead.  She  lives  in  Roxbury.  They  had — 


34  BOBEET   HARRIS    AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

(271)  I.  BENJAMIN,'  born  5  June,  1S19. 

(272)  II.  ABIGAIL,'  born  10  Sept.  1823. 

ESTHER  M.,s  (125)  fifth  child  of  Michael4  and  Mary  [Dana]  Harris, 
born  30  Jan.  1784;  married,  3  May,  1807,  Amos  Fuller  of  Needham,  born 
9  Jan.  1786.  Both  have  died.  They  had— 

(273)  I.  AMOS,€  born  26  Feb.  1808. 

(274)  II.  LUCY  HARRIS,6  born ;  married,  26  Sept.  1834,  Free- 

man Simpson,  and  died,  leaving  issue. 

LYDiA,5  (126)  sixth  child  of  Michael4  and  Mary  [Dana]  Harris,  born 
in  Needham,  20  Sept.  1785;  married  Lemuel  Fairbanks  of  Dedham. 
She  died  soon  after  marriage,  leaving — 

(275)  I.  LYDIA.* 

SALLY,*  (128)  eighth  child  of  Michael4  and  Mary  [Dana]  Harris, 
born  5  April,  1790 ;  married  Enos  Tucker  of  Needham.  She  is  living 
there.  They  had — 

(276)  I.  ENOS,6  born  5  July,  1814;  married,  25  Feb.  1852,  Frances 

Fales  of  Dedham. 

(277)  II.  CHARLES  THOMAS,"  born  15  July,  1816. 

(278)  III.  ELIZABETH  L.,6  born  26  Sept.  1818. 

(279)  IV.  RALPH  WiLLiAM,6  born  30  Nov.  1822. 

(280)  V.  GEORGE  HARRIS,S  born   15  July,   1826;    married,  11   Jan. 

1853, Whiting  of  Dedham. 

CATHERINE,*  (129)  ninth  child  of  Michael4  and  Mary  [Dana]  Harris, 
born  23  May,  1792 ;  married  Lemuel  Fairbanks,  husband  of  her  deceased 
sister,  and  had — 

(281)  I.    CATHERINE.6 

(282)  II.  MARY.S 

BENJAMIN  NILES,*  (132)  second  child  of  John4  and  Mary  [Niles] 
Harris,  born  in  Brookline,  19  July,  1782;  was  a  trader  at  one  time;  he 
lived  for  some  time  at  Orford,  N.  H.,  on  a  farm  purchased  for  him  by  his 
father.  H  3  was  a  preacher  in  the  Baptist  denomination  for  thirty  years. 
He  married,  20  May,  1804,  Mercy,  daughter  of  James  and  Lucy  [Whitney] 
Whitcomb  of  Boxborough,  who  was  born  12  April,  1784.  He  died  in 
Bolton,  3  March,  1859.  They  had— 

(283)  L  MARY  WniTCOMB,6  (428)  born  4  May,  1805 ;  married  Europe 

Wetherbee  of  Bolton. 

(284)  II.  BENJAMIN  NiLES,6  (432)  born  19  May,  1808;  married  Lucy 

A.  Brown  of  Stonington,  Ct. 

(285)  III.  MERCY  W.,6   (439)  born   1   Aug.   1813;    married  William 

Rowel  of  Amesbury. 


FIFTH   GENERATION.  35 

(286)  IV.  LUCY  H.,6  bora  27  Aug.  1816. 

(287)  V.  ESTHER  S.,6  (441)  born  10  July,  1819;    married  Hiram 

Peaslee  of  Plaistow,  N.  H. 

(288)  VI.  SUSAN  H.,6  (447)  bora  26  March,  1826;  married  Joseph  P. 

Hodgdon  of  Kensington,  N.  H. 

MARY  CLARK,*  (133)  third  child  of  John,4  Jr.,  and  Mary  [Niles] 
Harris,  bora  in  Brookline,  2  July,  1784;  married,  13  Sept.  1804,  Joseph 
Sumner  of  Boston,  who  was  born  April,  1782.  She  died  24  Oct.  1852. 
He  went  to  the  South  more  than  twenty  years  since,  and  was  never 
heard  of.  Their  children  were — 

(289)  I.  MARY  HARRIS,"  bom  19  April,  1806,  baptized  28  April; 

married  John  Goldsmith  of  Andover.* 

(290)  II.  ABBY  HARRIS,"  born  6  Aug.  1808;  married  Lucius  Reed  of 

Easton.f 

(291)  IH.  CAROLINE,"  bom  2   Sept.   1810;    married   Dr.   Abner   B. 

Wheeler  of  Boston.J     She  lives  in  South  Boston. 

ROBERT,*  (134)  fourth  child  of  John4  and  Mary  [Niles]  Harris,  born 
in  Brookline,  25  June,  1786;  lived  in  Brookline.  He  married,  30  April, 
1809,  Bathsheba,  daughter  of  Moses  Whitcomb  of  Randolph,  born  24 
Sept.  1788.  He  died  8  April,  1826,  in  Brookline.  She  is  living  in 
Randolph.  They  had — 

(292)  I.  JOSEPH  WALES,"  born  Nov.  1810,  died  8  March,  1812. 

(293)  II.  JOSEPH  WALES,"  born  25  Oct.  1814;  married,  3  Feb.  1859, 

Abby  B.  Thayer ;  lives  in  Randolph. 

(294)  IH.  CHARLES,"  born  29  Sept.  1817 ;  married,  1  Feb.  1853,  Jane 

Dorman,  born  6  July,  1822,  and  lives  in  Randolph. 

(295)  IV.  CAROLINE  S.,"  (450)  born  25  Sept.  1821 ;    married  Andrew 

J.  Smith. 

LUTHER  METCALF,*  (135)  fifth  child  of  John*  and  Mary  [Niles]  Harris, 
born  in  Brookline,  7  May,  1789  ;  graduated  at  Brown  University  in  1811 ; 

*  John  and  Mary  H.  [Sumner]  Goldsmith  had  CAROLINE  L.,7  born  27  Nov.  1826,  died 
8  Sept.  1847  ;  JULIA  AuousTA,7  bora  16  Sept  1829,  died  8  Jan.  1845 ;  CHARLES  SUM- 
NER,7  born  2  June,  1830;  HENRY  CORNELIUS,7  bora  2  March,  1834;  SusANNA,7  born 

15  Sept.  1837,  married ,  died  17  July,  1855 ;  MELVIN  HARRIS,7  bora  28  April, 

1839;  Lucius  REED,7  born  8  Dec.  1842;  LTMAN,7  bora  27  Dec.  1845,  d.  Oct.  1851. 

t  Lucius  Reed  was  son  of  Rev.  William  Reed  of  Easton,  Mass. ;  they  were  married 
19  Aug.  1831 ;  he  died  1  Nov.  1855;  she  died  6  Sept.  1839.  Their  children  were — 
WILLIAM  HARRIS/  born  19  Aug.  1832;  Lucius  JUKI  us,7  born  4  Aug.  1834,  died  4 
Nov.  1857,  at  Austin,  Texas. 

jDr.  Wheeler  was  a  son  of  Abner  Wheeler  of  Framingham,  and  born  2  Feb.  1812  ; 
he  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1831,  and  died  9  Dec.  1847.  Their  children  were — 
HORATIO/  bom  12  May,  1839,  died  5  Oct.  1840;  HORATIO,  (2d)7  born  9  March,  1842, 
died  23  July,  1846. 


36  ROBERT   HARRIS    AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Lemuel  Le  Baron  of  Roxbury;  commenced 
practice  at  Fort  Independence  in  1814;  went  to  Orford,  N.  H.,  in  March, 
1815  ;  removed  to  Jamaica  Plain,  and  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, in  1820,  where  he  still  resides, — the  compiler  of  this  work. 

He  married,  9  Nov.  1817,  Lucy  Dutton,  daughter  of  Major  John  Mann, 
(the  first  male  child  of  European  extraction  born  in  Orford,  N.  H.) 
She  was  born  24  March,  1795,  at  Orford,  N.  H.  Their  children  have  been — 

(296)  I.  LYDIA  MANN,*  born  6  Oct.  1818,  in  Orford,  N.  H. 

(297)  II.  JOHN  ADAMS,"  born  26  Jan.  1821,  in  Milton,  Mass. ;  is  living 

unmarried. 

(298)  III.  WILLIAM  LAFAYETTE,*  born  7  Dec.  1822,  in  Brookline,  and 

died  24  Aug.  1854. 

(299)  IV.  GEORGE  WASHINGTON,*  born  1  Feb.  1828,  in  Jamaica  Plain; 

now  discount  clerk  in  the  Bank  of  Commerce,  Boston. 

(300)  V.  ELLEN  MARIA,*  born  7  April,  1830,  in  Jamaica  Plain. 

(301)  VI.  ROBERT,*  born  29  Nov.  1833,  died  18  Oct.  1835. 

LUCY,*  (138)  eighth  child  of  John4  and  Mary  [Niles]  Harris,  born  in 
Brookline,  30  Oct.  1794;  married,  1st,  3  Feb.  1818,  Rufus  Cobleigh  of 
Boston,  a  grocer.  He  died  28  April,  1821.  She  married,  2d,  William 
Marean  of  Newton,  a  farmer,  son  of  Joshua  Marean.  She  died  7  Jan. 
1857.  Her  children  were — by  her  first  marriage — 

(302)  I.  HENRY,*  born  9  Nov.  1818,  died  21  Aug.  1836. 

(303)  II.  ANN  MARIA,*  born  March,  1820 ;  married  Leonard  Hyde  of 

Jamaica  Plain ;    has  two   children,  viz. :    WILLIAMT   and 

ALICE.7 

By  her  second  marriage — 

(304)  III.  ELIZABETH,*  born  2  March,  1824. 

(305)  IV.  ELLEN  AUGUSTA,*  born  17  April,  1826. 

REBECCA,5  (139)  first  child  of  Thomas4  and  Elizabeth  [Adams]  Harris, 
born  in  Mansfield,  26  Aug.  1760;  married,  8  March,  1785,  John  Chapman. 
They  lived  in  Norton,  where  she  died.  They  had — 

(306)  I.  BETSEY,*  born  7  Sept.  1786;  married  Dea.  Elisha  Wheeler 

of  Boston  Neck,  and  had  issue. 

(307)  II.  JOHN,*  born . 

(308)  HI.  WILLIAM,*  born  5  Aug.  1799;  was  killed  in  a  gravel  pit, 

near  Boston,  14  Nov.  1827. 

MARY,*  (140)  second  child  of  Thomas4  and  Elizabeth  [Adams]  Harris, 
born  in  Mansfield,  29  June,  1766;  married  Ezra  Skinner,  Jr.  She  died 
20  Sept.  1845.  They  had— 

(309)  I.  CHARLES,*  born  4  Sept,  1785;   married Lathrop,  and 

had  issue. 


FIFTH   GENERATION.  37 

(310)  II.  WILLIAM,*  born  11  May,  1787. 

(311)  III.  PATTY,*  born  9   Sept.  1789;    married  Joshua  Lothrop  of 

Easton,  and  had  seven  children. 

(312)  IV.  MARDA,*  born  21   Dec.   1791;    married  Haman  Brown  of 

Roxbury,  and  had  two  children. 

(313)  V.  SELON,"  born  3  March,  1794;  married  Rachel  Eddy. 

(314)  VI.  POLLY,6  born  25  May,  1796;   married  Milton  Hodges  of 

Mansfield. 

(315)  VII.  LUCY,*    born    13    July,    1798;    married    Daniel  Bryant  of 

Bridgewater. 

(316)  VIII.  SALLY,*   born   3   March,   1801;    married  Orin   Packard  of 

Bridgewater. 

(317)  IX.  ScHUYLEE,6  born   6  May,   1803;  married,  29  Nov.   1827, 

Eliza  Drew  of  Easton. 

(318)  X.  SiMEON,6  (twin)  born  14  Sept.  1806;  married  Betsey  White. 

(319)  XL  SENATH,S  (twin)  born  14  Sept.  1806;  married  George  Clapp 

of  Easton. 

(320)  XII.  SusAN,6  born  8  July,  1808. 

LUCY,*  (141)  third  child  of  Thomas4  and  Elizabeth  [Adams]  Harris, 
born  in  Mansfield,  29  Dec.  1768;  married,  1st,  Ward  Sampson  of  Middle- 
borough;  2d,  Samuel  Bailey;  3d,  Calvin  Borden.  She  was  living  a  few 
years  since  in  Bellingham.  Children — both  by  her  first  marriage — 

(321)  I.  LucY,6  born ;  died  young. 

(322)  II.  WARD  R.,6  born ;  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Joseph* 

(142)   and  Anna   [Coffin]    Harris,  and  settled  in   Woon- 
socket,  R.  I. 

JOSEPH,*  (142)  fourth  child  of  Thomas4  and  Elizabeth  [Adams]  Harris, 
born  27  Jan.  1771 ;  married  Anna  Coffin  of  Vermont.  She  died  3  April, 
1800.  He  lived  in  —  -  ;  They  had— 

(323)  I.  JOSEPH,*  (453)  born  19  Jan.  1792;  married  Sally  Smith  of 

Lexington. 

(324)  II.  PADEUS,6  born ,  1794;  died  6  Feb. 

(325)  III.  JANE,6  born   7  May,   1795;    married  her  cousin,  Ward  R. 

Sampson,6  (322). 

JOHNT,S  (143)  fifth  child  of  Thomas*  and  Elizabeth  [Adams]  Harris, 
born  27  July,  1773  ;  lived  in  Mansfield.  He  married,  Nov.  1807,  Eleanor 
Budery,  who  died  16  Nov.  1854.  He  died  10  Aug.  1854.  Their  chil- 
dren were — 

(326)  I.  GEORGE,6   (464)   born   26  Sept,   1802;    married   Chloe  M. 

White. 

(327)  II.  OTis,6  horn  4  July,  1810;  married,  in  1837,  Abiah  Haskins. 


38  JIOBERT    HARRIS    AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

(328)  III.  EMELINE,*  born ;  married  William  Haskins  of  Michi- 

gan, and  removed  thither. 

ELIJAH,*  (144)  sixth  child  of  Thomas4  and  Elizabeth  [Adams]  Harris, 
born  July,  1775;  married  Lilias  Chapman.  They  had — 

(329)  I.  SON6;  now  dead. 

(330)  II.  DAUGHTER6;  now  dead. 

(331)  III.  ELIZA  ANN." 

(332)  IV.  SUSAN  JANE.S 

JAMES,*  (145)  seventh  child  of  Thomas4  and  Elizabeth  [Adams]  Harris, 
born  22  April,  1780;  married,  June,  1808,  Prussia  Chapman.  Their 
children  were — 

(333)  I.  ALMiKA,6born  1809 ;  married  Ornando  White;  lived  in  Prov- 

idence, R.  I.,  and  had  three  sons. 

(334)  II.  NANCY,6  born   1811;    married   James   S.   Francis  of    Fall 

River,  and  had  one  son  and  one  daughter. 

(335)  III.  ELIJAH,6  (471)  born  4  Nov.  1814;  married  Susan  Sampson. 

(336)  IV.  MARY  ANN,G  born  1816 ;  died  young. 

(337)  V.  MARY  ANN,6  (second),  born  1817  ;   married  Lyman  Cady  of 

Newport,  R.  I ;  no  issue. 

(338)  VI.  HARRIET  B.,8  born  1819 ;  married  James  West  of  Weymouth, 

and  had  one  son  and  one  daughter. 

(339)  VII.  CHARLOTTE,6  born   1821;    married  -      -  Borden   of    Fall 

River,  and  had  two  daughters. 

(340)  VIII.  JAMES,6  born  1823. 

(341)  IX.  C-RiNDA,6  born  1825. 

SUSANNA,*  (151)  oldest  child  of  Capt.  Francis4  and  Susanna  [Benjamin] 
Harris  of  Shirley;  married  John  Dwight.  They  had — (with  others?) — 

(342)  I.  JOHN,6  born  21  Dec.  1773;  grad.  H.  C.,  1800;  was  a  physi- 

cian, practising  in   ;    he  married,  18   May,    1812, 

Mary  Corey  of  Roxbury.     They  had  five  children.* 

ASA,*  (155)  fifth  child  of  Capt.  Francis4  and  Susanna  [Benjamin] 
Harris,  born  in  Shirley,  27  Oct.  1754;  married  Esther  —  — ;  he  settled  in 
Lunenburg.  Their  children  were — 

(343)  I.  FRANCIS/  born  22  Feb.  1777. 

(344)  II.  AsA,6  born  28  Aug.  1778. 

SARAH,*  (156)  sixth  child  of  Capt.  Francis4  and  Susanna  [Benjamin] 
Harris  of  Shirley;  married  David  Bennet.  They  had — (with  others?) — 

*They  were:  JOHN  SULLIVAN/  born  13  May,  1813,  H.  C.  1832,  editor  of  Dwight's 
Journal  of  Music;  MARY  ANN/  born  4  April,  1816;  FRANCES  ELLEN,T  born  13  Dec. 
1819;  BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN,7  born  5  Sept.  1824,  an  architect  in  Boston. 


FIFTH   GENERATION.  39 

(345)  I.  MARY,6  born ;  who  married  Hon.  "William  Jackson  of 

Newton,  then  a  widower,  and  had  ten  children.* 

STEPHEN,*  (173)  fourth  child  of  Stephen4  and  Sarah  [Brown]  Harris 

of  Watertown,  born  24  May,  1762 ;    married   Katherine  .     She 

"owned  the  covenant"  at  Watertown,  4  March,  1785.     They  had — 

(346)  I.  SAMUEL,6  born ;  baptized  11  March,  1787. 

(347)  II.  HANNAH,6  born  -       — ;        "         1  Aug.  1787. 

(348)  III.  STEPHEN,6  born  8  Nov.  1789. 

(349)  IV.  NATHANIEL,6  born  12  Jan.  1791. 

(350)  V.  JOHN,6  born  17  April,  1793. 

(351)  VI.  MARY,B  born  8  Sept.  1797. 

(352)  VII.  ELIJAH,6  born  28  Oct.  1799. 

(353)  VIII.  CATHERINE,6  born  9  Oct.  1801. 

(354)  IX.  JOSEPH,6  born  26  June,  1804. 

JONATHAN,5  (181)  fifth  child  of  Dea.  Samuel4  and  Margaret  [Robbins] 
Harris,  born  13  May,  1760,  in  Oxford;  married,  14  June,  1781,  Huldah, 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Huldah  Town.  He  was  of  Oxford,  and  was  town 
clerk  from  1798  to  1812.  The  accompanying  fac-simile  of  his  autograph 
was  copied  from  the  records  : 


scat 


a^rtj 


He  died  24  June,  1830.     They  had— 

(355)  I.  SAMUEL,6   (476)   born  28  June,   1782;    married  Elizabeth 

Town. 

(356)  II.  MARY,6  (481)  born  7  Feb.  1784;  married  Peleg  Foster. 

(357)  III.  SAKAH,6  (486)  born  17  March,  1786  ;  married  Charles  Town. 

(358)  IV.  ISAAC,6  (489)   born  24  May,   1788;    married,   1st,  Phebe 

Marsh  ;  2d,  Esther  Bickford. 

(359)  V.  ELIZABETH,6  born  28  June,  1790,  died  .11  Sept.  1792. 

(360)  VI.  RuFus,6  (500)   born  12  April,  1792;  married,   1st,  Susan 

Witt ;  2d,  Mary  Newhall. 

(361)  VII.  LUCY,"  born  24  July,  1794;  died,  unmarried,  10  Aug.  1813. 

(362)  VIII.  SYLVANUS,"  (503)  born  27  July,  1796;  married  Lucretia 

Underwood. 

(363)  IX.  HuLDAH,6  (508)  born  1  Aug.  1798;  married  Seth  Daniels. 

*  The  children  of  Hon.  William  and  Mary6  [Bennetj  Jackson  were:  1.  LouiSA,7  b. 
11  July,  1816.  2.  WILLIAM/ b.  14  Oct.  1817;  died  in  infancy.  3.  CAROLINE,7  b.  1 
March,  1819.  4.  ADELINE/  b.  2  Sept.  1820,  died  1621.  5.  WILLIAM  W.,7  b.  10 
Nov.  1821,  died  1822.  6.  MARY/  b.  4  May,  1823.  7.  ELLEN  D.,7  d.  27  April,  1825. 
8.  Ei>WAKD,7b.  14  June,  1827.  9.  ELIZABETH  F.,7b.  20  April,  1829.  10.  WILLIAM  W.,7 
b.  9  Anjr.  1831.  * 


40  ROBERT   HARRIS   AND   HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

(364)  X.  JONATHAN,6  born  12  July,  1801 ;  died  31  Aug.  1803. 

(365)  XL  NANCY,6  born  20  Nov.  1803;  died  Jan.  1835. 

ANNA,*  (185)  ninth  child  of  Dea.  Samuel*  and  Margaret  [Bobbins] 
Harris,  born  14  Aug.  1768;  married  David  Nichols.  Their  children 
were — 

(366)  I.  ANNA,G  born  13  May,  1792. 

(367)  II.  BETSEY,6  born  8  Sept.  1794;  died  17  Feb.  1800. 

(368)  III.  ABIJAH  HARRIS,"  born  12  Jan.  1796;  died  13  Jan.  1798. 

(369)  IV.  JERUSHA,6  born  6  Dec.  1798 ;  died  16  Aug.  1803. 

(370)  V.  POLLY/  born  1  May,  1800 ;  died  13  Aug.  1803. 

(371)  VI.  SALLY,6  born  4  June,  1802  ;  died  16  Aug.  1803. 

(372)  VII.  LoviCA,6  born  29  April,  1804;  died  26  Feb.  1850. 

(373)  VIII.  BETSEY,6  born  20  Dec.  1805  ;  died  7  March,  1811. 

(374)  IX.  JOHN,6  born  19  Sept.  1808;  died  1  Sept.  1810. 

ASA,*  (198)  third  child  of  Abijah4  and  Sarah  [Lamb]    Harris,  born 
married  1st,  7  Nov.  1793,  Sarah  Mayo,  who  died  24  Feb.  1794; 


2d,  Dolly  Day  of  Dudley  ("published"  8  Jan.  1795),  who  died  29  April, 
1817,  aged  41 ;  3d,  10  Aug.  1817,  Widow  Hopestill  Phipps.  He  was  a 
captain;  he  died  23  July,  1819.  Children  were — by  second  wife — 

(375)  I.  SARAH,6  (513)  born  11  Dec.  1796;  married  Hollis  De  Witt. 

(376)  H.  DAY  H,6  born  23  July  1809. 

(377)  III.  ELIZABETH/  born  24  Jan.  1813. 

(378)  IV.  LuciAN,6  born  14  July,  1815. 

WILLIAM,*  (207)  first  child 'of  Deacon  Daniel4  and  Sarah  [Pynchon] 
Harris,  born  in  Springfield,  29  April,  1765.  He  graduated  at  Harvard 
College  in  1786;  was  "College  butler"  from  1786  to  1788  :  after  the  study 
of  theology,  was  licensed  to  preach  as  a  Congregationalist,  and  acted  in 
that  capacity  while  preceptor  of  an  academy  at  Marblehead,  until  his 
health  failing,  he  commenced  the  study  of  medicine.  While  at  that  place, 
however,  a  change  in  his  views  of  church  polity  took  place,  which  led  him 
to  become  an  Episcopalian.  He  was  ordained  Deacon,  16  Oct.  1791,  by 
Bishop  Provoost,  in  Trinity  church,  N.  Y. ;  and  on  the  following  Sunday, 
Priest,  in  St.  George's  chapel.  He  left  Marblehead  in  Jan.  1802,  after 
having  charge  of  St.  Michael's  church  there  from  the  time  of  his  ordina- 
tion, and  took  the  Rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  church  in  New  York  city. 

In  1811,  he  received  the  degree  of  D.  D.,  from  Columbia  College,  and 
in  the  same  year  was  chosen  President  of  that  institution,  while  he  still 
held  his  rectorship  until  1816;  when  a  change  in  the  college  plans  de- 
manded his  whole  time.  This  post  he  held  until  his  death,  18  Oct.  1829, 
of  pulmonary  disease,  after  a  gradual  decline  of  several  years. 


SIXTH    GENEEATION.  41 

Of  President  Harris  a  friend  says :  "  He  was  of  about  the  middle  size, 
and  well  proportioned.  His  face  was  rather  unusually  pallid,  but  his 
features  were  regular,  his  eye  expressive  of  great  kindness  and  benignity, 
and  his  whole  countenance  spoke  of  a  warm  and  generous  heart.  Nor 
was  this  by  any  means  a  false  index ;  for  such  was  the  gentleness  of  his 
spirit,  and  such  the  amenity  of  his  manners,  that  as  far  as  I  know,  all  who 
knew  him,  esteemed  him,  and  all  who  knew  him  intimately,  loved  him. 
*  *  *  His  mind  was  distirguished  rather  for  correctness,  clearness,  and 
symmetry,  than  for  extraordinary  strength."  A  portrait  remains  at  Co- 
lumbia College,  and  a  sketch  of  his  life  is  in  Sprague's  Annals. 

Dr.  Harris  married,  3  Nov.  1791,  Martha,  daughter  of  Rev.  Jonas 
Clark,  the  patriot-minister  of  Lexington.  Her  three  sisters  married, 
respectively,  Benjamin  Greene,  minister  and  judge;  Rev.  Dr.  Thaddeus 
Fiske  of  Cambridge ;  and  Rev.  Henry  Ware,  Sen.,  D.  D. 

Dr.  William*  and  Martha  [Clarke]  Harris  had  children — 

(379)  I.  CAROLINE  DWIGHT,S  born  22  Aug.  1793. 

(380)  II.  ELIZABETH  CLARKE,"  born  11  July,  1795;  died  2  July,  1822. 

(381)  III.  MARTHA,6  born  21  May,  1797. 

(382)  IV.  SARAH  CHARLOTTE,6  born  30  Dec.  1798;  died  July,  1849. 

(383)  V.  MARY  ANN,"  born  20  Jan.  1801 ;  died  30  Aug.  1828. 

(384)  VI.  JOSIAH  DwiGHT,6born  30  Nov.  1804 ;  grad.  Columbia  College, 

1822;  M.  D.  1825;  was  a  surgeon  in  the  army,  and  a  man 
of  distinguished  professional  ability ;  he  died  at  Fort  Smith, 
Arkansas,  26  Sept,  1833. 

(385)  VII.  ROBERT  WILLIAM,"  born  26  Sept.  1807 ;  an  Episcopal  clergy- 

man; graduated  at  Columbia  College  in  1825;  in  1855  he 
was  resident  at  White  Plains,  N.  Y.,  married,  and  with 
three  daughters  and  four  sons  living ;  two  sons  having  died 
in  infancy. 


SIXTH   GENERATION. 

ANSILL,G  (231)  eldest  child  of  William5  and  Vashti  [Leach]  Harris  of 
Stoughton,  born  9  Oct.  1796;  married  5  Oct.  1824,  Harriet  Gipson;  and 
died  5  May,  1841.  They  had— 

(386)  I.  AUGUSTA/  born ;   married  Henry  Fisher;  lives  in 

New  York,  and  had  two  children. 

(387)  II.  FREDERICK  G.T 

(388)  III.  SARAH  P.,7  now  deceased. 

EUNICE,6  (232)  second  child  of  William5  and  Vashti  [Leach]  Harris, 
born  6  Aug.  1798;  married,  1st,  Moses  Brown;  2d,  Johnson  Tolman. 
Children — both  by  first  marriage — 


42  EGBERT    HARRIS    AND    HIS    DESCENDANTS. 

(389)  I.  EUNICE  ANN/  born  3  Feb.  1819  ;  died  8  Feb.  1837. 

(390)  II.  MOSES/ born  13  March,  1827;    married  Anna  Piser,  and 

lives  in  Philadelphia,  having  had — 1.  MORTIMER." 

MART,6  (233)  third  child  of  William*  and  Vashti  [Leach]  Harris,  born 
29  July,  1800;  married  Calvin  Packard,  born  20  March,  1799.  They 
had — 

(391)  I.  HARRISON/  born  13  Oct.  1822;  now  dead. 

(392)  II.  CALVIN  H.,7  born  19  Nov.  1823;  married  Esther  Dwinell. 

(393)  III.  WILLIAM/  born  8  Jan.  1826. 

(394)  IV.  DEXTER/  born  20  Oct.  1828 ;  now  dead. 

(395)  V.  MARY  B.,7  (twin)  born  22  May,  1830. 

(396)  VI.  JosEPHUS,7  (twin)  born  22  May,  1830. 

(397)  VII.  SALLY,T  born  17  Aug.  1832. 

(398)  VIII.  ABIGAIL/  born  17  June,  1835. 

(399)  IX.  ZIBEON  F.,7  born  27  April,  1845;  now  dead. 

ARETHUSA,6  (234)  fourth  child  of  William*  and  Vashti  [Leach]  Harris 
of  Stoughton,  born  Nov.  1802;  married  Clifford  Keith.  They  had — 

(400)  I.  HARRIET,7  born  4  March,  1821;  died  16  Aug.  1821. 

(401)  II.  ANSELL  H.,7  born  4  Oct.  1822. 

(402)  III.  JosiAH,7  born  16  March,  1825;  married  Jane  F.  Hunt,  and 

had  issue. 

(403)  IV.  JAMES,T  born  23  Oct.  1827;  married,  1st,  Eliza  Ann  Pack- 

ard; 2d,  Lucy  Baker. 

(404)  V.  GRANVILLE  C.,7  born  23  Jan.  1831. 

(405)  VI.  OMEN  ELLERY  CHANNING/  born  15  Oct.  1842. 

CALEB,6  (235)  fifth  child  of  William*  and  Vashti  [Leach]  Harris  of 
Stoughton,  born  9  July,  1805 ;  married  Irene  Decoster.  They  moved  to 
Maine ;  and  had — 

(406)  I.  Louis,7  born  1806. 

(407)  II.  ALBERT/  born  1807. 

(408)  III.  ELIZABETH,7  born  1809. 

(409)  IV.  IRENE/  born  1811. 

(410)  V.  HANNAH,7  born  1813. 

(411)  VI.  JOHN  SULLIVAN/  born  June  1815,  died  1816. 

WILLIAM/  (236)  sixth  child  of  William*  and  Vashti  [Leach]  Harris  of 
Stoughton,  born  4  June,  1808;  married,  1st,  Abigail  Brett,  who  was  born 
6  Aug.  1798,  and  died  20  May,  1835 ;  2d,  12  June,  1836,  Mary  H.  Brett, 
born  11  Jan.  1812,  died  18  March,  1849;  3d,  19  Nov.  1850,  Mary  D. 
Crane,  born  15  April,  1802.  Children — by  first  wife — 


SIXTH   GENERATION.  43 

(412)  I.  SAMUEL  BOYDEN,T  born  5  July,  1832;    married  Mary  H. 

Pratt. 

(413)  II.  WILLIAM  BRADFORD/  born  26  Dec.  1834,  died  April,  1835. 
By  second  wife — 

(414)  III.  Child,7  born  15  April,  1837;  died  18  April. 

(415)  IV.  MARY,T  born  26  Jan.  1847;  died  25  Oct.  1847. 

LuCY,6  (237)  seventh  child  of  William*  and  Vashti  [Leach]  Harris, 
born  30  April,  1811 ;  married  Lorenzo  Atwood;  lives  in  Buckfield,  Me. 
Children — 

(416)  I.  JOSEPHINE/ 

(417)  II.  EUNICE  ANN/ 

JOSEPHUS,6  (238)  eighth  child  of  William*  and  Vashti  [Leach]  Harris  of 
Stoughton,  born  27  May,  1813,  married  Martha  Capen.  They  had — 

(418)  I.  ANSELL  J/ 

(419)  II.  FREDERICK  C.7;  deceased. 

(420)  III.  FREDERICK  C.7 

ELBRiDGE,6  (261)  first  child  of  Capt.  Michael*  and  Susanna  [Stevens] 
Harris,  born  17  May,  1805;  lived  in  Bangor,  but  has  left  that  place;  mar- 
ried, 26  April,  1835,  Eunice  J.  Bowles.  They  had — 

(421)  I.  JOHN  JAMES,T  born  27  Oct.  1838;  drowned  10  July,  1853. 

WARREN,"  (262)  second  child  of  Capt.  Michael*  and  Susanna  [Stevens] 
Harris,  born  3  May,  1807 ;  lived  in  Canton ;  married  Mary  A.  Bickford. 
He  died  13  Aug.  1835.  They  had— 

(422)  I.  JOSEPH.7 

(423)  II.  GRANVILLE  AMORY/ 

LUCY  S.,6  (264)  fourth  child  of  Capt.  Michael5  and  Susanna  [Stevens] 
Harris,  born  2  Jan.  1813  ;  married  George  W.  Harrington.  They  had — 

(424)  I.  EMILY  JANE/ 

(425)  II.  GEORGE  W/ 

(426)  III.  ANNA  HAMMOND/ 

(427)  IV.  MARY  LOUISA/ 

MARY  WmxcOMB,6  (283)  first  child  of  Benjamin  Niles*  and  Mercy 
[Whitcomb]  Harris,  born  4  May,  1805,  married  Europe  Wetherbee  of 
Bolton;  he  was  son  of  Europe  and  Rebecca  Wetherbee.  She  died  re- 
cently. They  had  children — 

(428)  I.  ANN  MARIA/  born  15  June,  1828 ;  married,  15  Sept.  1850, 

Robert  Tarr  of  Rockport,  and  have  had — 

1.  MARY  ANN,"  born  9  Sept.  1851. 

2.  ROBERT  W.,8  born  March,  1855. 


44  ROBERT    HARRIS   AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

(429)  II.  BENJAUIX  HARRIS/  (twin)  born  26  April,  1838. 

(430)  III.  EUROPE  REUBEN,T  (twin)        "  "  " 

(431)  IV.  ANDREW  PATCH,T  born  27  April,  1844. 

BENJAMIN  NiLES,6  (284)  second  child  of  Benjamin  Niles*  and  Mercy 
[Whitcomb]  Harris,  born  19  May,  1818;  married,  3  April,  1838,  Lucy  A., 
daughter  of  Capt.  Christopher  Brown  of  Stonington,  Ct.  He  is  a  dentist, 
at  Waterville,  Me.  She  died  26  July,  1859.  Children— 

(432)  I.  MARY  BROWN/  born  27  April,  1839. 

(433)  II.  SUSANNA  PENDLETON/  born  26  May,  1841. 

(434)  IH.  JOHN  NILES/  born  15  June,  1843. 

(435)  IV.  SARAH  WHITCOMB,T  born  27  March,  1845. 

(436)  V.  CHARLES  FRANKLIN/  born  16  Sept.  1847 ;  died  11  Sept.  1848. 

(437)  VI.  WILLIAM  JOHNSON,T  born  7  Feb.  1856. 

(438)  VII.  BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN/  born  16  July,  1859. 

MERCY  W.,6  (285)  third  child  of  Benjamin  N.s  and  Mercy  [Whitcomb] 
Harris,  born  1  Aug.  1813;  married,  Feb.  1836,  William  Rowel  of  Ames- 
bury,  son  of  Dea.  Benjamin  Rowel.  Children — 

(439)  I.  WILLIAM  AUSTIN/  born  26  June,  1838. 

(440)  II.  IDA  LUCY,T  bora  15  Aug.  1846. 

ESTHER  S.,6  (287)  fifth  child  of  Benjamin  N.s  and  Mercy  [Whitcomb] 
Harris,  born  10  July,  1819;  married,  28  June,  1837,  Hiram  Peaslee  of 
Plaistow,  N.  H.,  son  of  Capt.  Joab  Peaslee.  She  died  22  July,  1856. 
Children — 

(441)  I.  LOUISA  EATON/  bora  Feb.  1840. 

(442)  II.  ESTHER  AMANDA/  born  1  April,  1842. 

(443)  IH.  BYRON  LINDARE/  bom  Feb.  1846. 

(444)  IV.  ADELLE  MEDORA/  bora  7  Oct.  1848. 

(445)  V.  GERTRUDE/  born  Aug.  1851. 

(446)  VI.  ROSA/ 

SUSAN  H.,6  (288)  sixth  child  of  Benjamin  N.4  and  Mercy  [Whitcomb] 
Harris,  born  26  March,  1826;  married,  3  Nov.  1849,  Joseph  P.  Hodgdon 
of  Kensington,  N.  H.  She  died  2  Aug.  1856.  He  lives  in  Haverhill. 
Children — 

(447)  I.  LILIAS  M./  bom  5  April,  1851. 

(448)  II.  ALISTINE  A./  born  1853;  now  dead. 

(449)  III.  MINNIE  PORTER/  born  1856;  now  dead. 

CAROLINE  S.,6  (295)  fourth  child  of  Robert6  and  Bathsheba  [Whitcomb] 
Harris,  born  25  Sept.  1821;  married,  15  Jan.  1841,  Andrew  J.  Smith,  who 
was  born  9  April,  1815,  and  who  died  12  Nov.  1846.  They  lived  in  Ran- 
dolph. They  had^r 


SIXTH    GENERATION.  45 

(450)  I.  HENRY/  born  21  April,  1842;  died  12  Dec.  1842. 

(451)  II.  HENRY  F.,7  born  26  Dec.  1843. 

(452)  III.  WIILIAM  A.,7  born  29  April,  1846. 

JOSEPH,6  (321)  first  child  of  Joseph5  and  Anna  [Coffin]  Harris,  born 
19  Jan.  1792;  lives  in  Dorchester,  having  retired  from  a  successful  busi- 
ness. He  married,  June,  1811,  Sally,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Smith  of 
Groton.  They  have  had — 

(453)  I.  SARAH  JANE/ born  5   April,  1812;    married,   Aug.    1832, 

Harrison  Prescott  of  Boston,  and  died  24  May,  1848, 
having  had  four  children. 

(454)  II.  ELIZABETH  MOSELY/  born  4  Aug.  1813 ;    married,  1832, 

Stephen  Packard,  and  has  had  issue. 

(455)  III.  JOSEPH/  born  3  Jan.  1815 ;  married,  Nov.  1838,  Charlotte 

Larkin,  and  has  had  children. 

(456)  IV.  ELBRIDGE/  born  21  Aug.  1816;  married,  June,  1845,  Mrs. 

Mary  Ann  Hale,  and  has  had  children. 

(457)  V.  FRANCES/ born  5  June,  1818;  married,  Sept.  1845,  Henry 

K.  Loring  of  Boston,  and  has  had  children. 

(458)  VI.  SOPHIA  THOMAS/  born  6  Nov.  1819 ;  married,  1837,  Thomas 

Hammond,  Jr.,  and  has  had  children. 

(459)  VII.  HORATIO/  born  12  Feb.  1821;   well  known  as  a  successful 

business  man  in  Boston,  in  the  firm  of  Horatio  Harris  &  Co. ; 
he  lives  in  Roxbury,  where  he  has  built  an  elegant  mansion. 
He  married,  April,  1846,  Elizabeth  Crehore,  and  has  had — 

1.  HoRATio,8  born  27  Feb.  1847. 

2.  EDMUND  CREHORE,"  born  29  June,  1849. 

(460)  VHL  HARRIET  PLUMMER/  born  30  Oct.  1822;  died  1  March,  1836. 
(161)      IX.  HENRIETTA/  born  12  Jan.   1825;    married,   1  Jan.   1845, 

George  Stowell,  and  has  had*  children. 

(462)  X.  -EDMUND  MORTON/  born  21  March,  1827 ;  married,   Sept. 

1849,  Rebecca  Flanders,  and  died  13  Sept.  1855,  having 
had — 

1.  SARAH  ELLA,*  born  5  Dec.  1849. 

2.  MARY  ELIZABETH,*  born  27  Sept.  1851. 

(463)  XL  CYRUS  LEONARD/  born  12  Sept.  1828. 

GEORGE,*  (326)  first  child  of  John8  and  Eleanor  [Budery]  Harris, 
born  in  Mansfield,  26  Sept.  1802;  married  Chloe  M.  White,  born  in  1811. 
They  lived  in  Mansfield.  They  had— 

(464)  I.  ELIZABETH  M./  bora  June  1,  1834;    married,  Oct.   1852, 

Samuel  F.  Davis. 

(465)  II.  ROBERT  E./  born  2  Aug.  1838. 

(466)  III.  WILLIAM  H./  born  21  May,  1841. 

6 


46  ROBERT    HARRIS    AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

(467)  IV.  ABBY  A.,7  born  23  April,  1843. 

(468)  V.  MARTHA  W.,7  born  13  Aug.  1847 ;  d.  Aug.  11,  1849. 

(469)  VI.  HERBERT  E.,7  born  12  June,  1850. 

(470)  VII.  ABBOT  O.,7  born  21  Sept.  1852. 

ELIJAH,6  (335)  third  child  of  James*  and  Prussia  [Chapman]  Harris, 
born  4  Nov.  1814;  married,  2  Oct.  1834,  Susan  Sampson,  born  15  March, 
1814.  Children— 

(471)  I.  THADDEUS/  born  8  July,  1836;  died  young. 

(472)  II.  ELIJAH/  born  17  Dec.  1840.  "         " 

(473)  III.  BENJAMIN/  born  27  March,  1843  ;  "         « 

(474)  IV.  SUSAN  ALBERTINE/  born  9  Aug.  1846. 

(475)  V.  LOUISA  JANE/  born  2  July,  1848. 

SAMUEL,*  (355)  first  son  of  Jonathan*  and  Huldah  [Town]  Harris, 
born  28  June,  1782.  He  married,  6  Aug.  1820,  Elizabeth  Town.  He 
died  April,  1850.  They  had— 

(476)  I.  SAMUEL  FOSTER/  bom  5  June,  1821. 

(477)  II.  WILLIAM  HENRY/  born  1  March,  1823. 

(478)  III.  SYLVANUS  JONATHAN/  born  27  Oct.  1824. 

(479)  IV.  CAROLINE  ELIZABETH/ born  15  Sept.  1827. 

(480)  V.  DARIUS  WILSON/  born  1  Sept.  1832. 

MARY,S  (356)  second  child  of  Jonathan*  and  Huldah  [Town]  Harris, 
born  7  Feb.  1784;  married,  14  Oct.  1805,  Peleg  Foster.  They  had— 

(481)  I.  BETSEY/  born  23  Sept.  1806;  died  2  Sept.  1841. 

(482)  II.  LOUISA/  born  6  Oct.  1808. 

(483)  III.  ALFRED/  (twin)  born  21  Dec.  1812. 

(484)  IV.  ALPHEUS/  (twin)     "         "         " 

(485)  V.  JONATHAN  HARRIS/  born  21  July,  1821. 

SARAH,*  (357)  third  child  of  Jonathan*  and  Huldah  [Town]  Harris, 
born  17  March,  1786;  married,  30. March,  1806,  Charles  Town.  He 
died  19  Aug.  1828.  They  had— 

(486)  I.  RUTH/  born  31  July,  1806. 

(487)  II.  DANIEL  HOVEY/  born  13  Oct.  1810. 

(488)  III.  CHARLES  HARRIS/  born  6  April,  1817. 

ISAAC,*  (358)  fourth  child  of  Jonathan*  and  Huldah  [Town]  Harris, 
born  24  May,  1788;  removed  from  Oxford  to  Huntington,  Vt.  He  mar- 
ried, 1st,  25  March,  1809,  Phebe  Marsh,  who  died  12  April,  1821 ;  2d, 
27  Aug.  1821,  Esther  Bickford.  Children— by  first  wife— 

(489)  I.  MARY/  born  17  Feb.  1810  ;  married  William  Fogg,  and  lives 

in  Milan,  N.  H. 

(490)  II.  AMOS/  born  27  July,  1812;  died  12  Nov.  1812. 


SIXTH   GENERATION.  47 

(491)  III.  LUCY/  born  27  March,  1814;   married  Oilman  Twitchell, 

and  lives  in  Milan,  N.  H. 

(492)  IV.  CELIA/  born  Dec.   1816;  married,  1st,  Rufus  Stockwell  of 

Millbury,  Mass.  ;  2d,  Hiram  Willis,  and  removed  to  Indiana, 
where  she  died,  Dec.  1848. 

(493)  V.  ISAAC/  born  May,  1820;  died  March,  1821. 
By  second  wife  — 

(494)  VI.  PHEBE/  born  Aug.   1822;    married  William    Cockle;    has 

children,  and  lives  in  Huntington,  Vt. 

(495)  VII.  RUFUS/  born  June,  1823;  married  Hannah  A.  Wheeler  ;  has 

children,  and  lives  in  Jonesville.  (?) 

(496)  VIII.  ESTHER/  born  May,  1828;  married  Willis  Welles;  has  chil- 

dren, and  lives  in  Richmond. 

(497)  IX.  CYRTJS/  born  Dec.  1830;   married  Lucinda  Wood,  and  has 

children. 

(498)  X.  HULDAH/  born  May,  1833;  married  Reuel  Wood;  has  chil- 

dren, and  lives  in  Huntington,  Vt. 

(499)  XL  ISAAC/  born  Aug.  1837. 

RuFUS,6  (360)  sixth  child  of  Jonathan5  and  Huldah  [Town]  Harris, 
born  12  April,  1792;  married,  1st,  April,  1818,  Susan,  daughter  of  Benja- 
min and  Olivia  Witt;  2d,  11  July,  1832,  Mary  Newhall.  He  died,  16 
March,  1833.  Children—  all  by  first  wife— 

(500)  I.  ARCHIBALD    CAMPBELL/  born   16  Dec.   1819;   married,  22 

Aug.  1843,  Mary  L.,  daughter  of  Phineas  T.  and  Mary  L. 
Bartlett,  and  has  children. 

(501)  II.  LUCY  ANNA/  born  3  July,  1821;  died  26  Aug.  1841. 

(502)  III.  STEARNS  DE  WITT/  born  15  Oct.   1823;  married,  30  July, 

1846,  Lucy  G.  Davis. 

SYLVANUS,"  (362)  eighth  child  of  Jonathan5  and  Huldah  [Town] 
Harris,  born  27  July,  1796;  resident  of  Oxford;  town  clerk,  from  1837 
to  1842. 


He  married,  28  Jan.  182G,  Lucretia  Underwood.     Children  — 

(503)  I.  EDWIN/  born  30  March,  1828;  died  21  Aug.  1828. 

(504)  II.  JOHN  LEANDER/  born  11  Nov.  1829;  married,  1  July,  1853, 

Mary  Ann  Logan. 

(505)  III.  NELSON  DAVID/  born  15  Oct.  1832;   married,  7  March, 

1854,  Martha  M.  Thayer. 

(506)  IV.  CniLD7;  not  named;  born  --  ,  died  3  Sept.  1835. 

(507)  V.  JANE/  born  20  May,  1836  ;  died  1  June,  1836. 


48  ROBERT    HARRIS   AND    HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

HuLDAH,6  (363)  ninth  child  of  Jonathan*  and  Huldah  [Town]  Harris, 
born  1  Aug.  1798;  married,  16  Nov.  1819,  Seth  Daniels  of  Franklin,  son 
of  Joseph  and  Susan  Daniels.  Children — 

(508)  I.  GEORGE  FISHER/  born  9  Aug.  1820;  married,  9  Oct.  1845, 

Ann  Elizabeth  Whritner,  and  has  children. 

(509)  II.  ALBERT  HARRIS/  born  15  June,  1823;  married,  4  March, 

1846,  Julia  Maria  Read,  and  has  children. 

(510)  IH.  FRANKLIN  GRANVILLE/  born  23  March,  1828. 

(511)  IV.  CHARLES  EDWIN/  born  14  Feb.  1830. 

(512)  V.  MTRA  LOUISA/  born  6  Jan.  1835. 

SARAH,6  (375)  first  child  of  Asa5  and  Dolly  [Day]  Harris  of  Oxford, 
married  Hollis  De  Witt.  He  died  30  June,  1853,  aged  60.  They  had— 

(513)  I.  CAROLINE/ born  13  Nov.  1820  ;  married,  Nov.  1845,  Charles 

Fuller. 

(514)  II.  BENJAMIN  ALEXANDER/  born   13  Nov.   1822;    married  a 

Wetherell. 

(515)  III.  WILLIAM  M.  T./  born  25  Jan.  1825. 

(516)  IV.  MARY  MAKEPIECE/  born  22  Sept.  1827. 

(517)  V.  CHARLES  H,/born 1831;  died  9  May,  1832. 


APPENDIX. 


MOKE  Y. 

The  early  records  of  Roxbury  say,  "Thomas  Morey  and  Susannah 
Newell  married  Sept.  6,  1673."  Their  children  were  (according  to  a 
record  of  Timothy2  Harris) — 

I.  THOMAS,*  born  15  May,  1678. 

II.  ABIGAIL,*  born  30  March,  1681;  married  Timothy2  Harris  (4). 

III.  MAKT,S  born  11  Aug.  1683;  married,  26  Nov.  1711,  Charles  Watson. 

IV.  SusANNA,2  born  27  April,  1685;  married,  16  Jan.  1705,  Jonah  [or 

Joshua]  Kingsbury  of  Dedham. 
V.  JOHN,2  born  13  July,  1687. 
VI.  ELIZABETH/ bora   14  Dec.   1689;  married,  27   Dec.   1710,  Israel 

Leavitt,  and  died  23  Nov.  1712. 

VII.  NATHANIEL,"  born  28  May,  1694;  died  9  Jan,  1717-18. 
VIII.  MEHITABLE,2  born  20  July,  1698;  married,  13  Sept.  1718,  Noah 

Kingsbury  of  Dedham. 

THOMAS1  MOREY  settled  and  reared  his  family  on  the  farm  owned  and 
occupied  by  the  late  Capt.  William  Winchester.  It  lies  on  the  upper  road 
leading  from  Jamaica  Plain  to  Dedham ;  and  continued  in  the  possession 
of  the  Morey  family  until  near  the  close  of  the  las-t  century.  He  died, 
(if  the  record  refers,  as  it  seems  to  do,  to  this  Thomas,)  25  Dec.  1717. 

JOHN,2  inherited  the  farm  after  his  father's  decease,  and  was  a  man  of 
substance  and  respectability.  His  name  stands  third  on  the  list  of  the 
seventeen  male  members  who  organized  the  Second  Church  in  Roxbury, 
now  West  Roxbury,  2  Nov.  1712.  He  presented  the  church  with  a  silver 
christening  basin;  and  on  the  organization  of  the  Third  Religious  Society, 
(the  one  at  Jamaica  Plain,)  in  whose  territorial  limits  he  fell,  he  presented 
it  with  a  clock,  which,  inscribed  with  the  name  of  the  donor,  is  still  used 

by  that  Society.     His  wife  was  Hai-riet ,  and  they  had — 

I.   SusANNA,3  born  7   Oct.   1731  ;    married,  12  March,  1752,  Robert 
Pierpont  of  Boston;  she  was  received  "into  full  communion," 
2  Feb.  1752. 
II.  ELIZABETH,3  born  5  Nov.  1733. 


50  APPENDIX. 

III.  JOHN,8  baptized  29  Jan.  1738 ;  married,  9  Sept.  1768,  Mary  Cheney. 

IV.  MARY,'  baptized  30  Sept.  1739. 

V.  ABIGAIL,8  baptized  30  Aug.  1741;  died  24  Dec.  1741. 

JOHN"  and  MARY  [Cheney]  Morey  had — 

I.  JOHN,*  baptized  20  Aug.  1769. 
II.  HANNAH,*  baptized  30  June,  1771. 

III.  EBENEZER  CHENEY,*  baptized  6  March,  1774. 

IV.  SUSANNAH,*  baptized  27  Oct.  1776;  married  Aaron  Davis  Weld  of 

Roxbury,  and  died  without  issue,  23  Oct.  1816. 

JOHN,'  sold  the  farm  in  West  Roxbury,  and  purchased  another  in  Mid- 
dleboro,'  to  which  he  removed  his  family,  and  where  he  died.  Some  of 
his  children  are  living  there,  or  were  at  a  recent  period. 


METCALF. 

LYDIA  METCALF,  who  married  John3  Harris,  was  a  descendant  of 
Michael  Metcalf,  who  came  to  America  from  Norwich,  England,  in  1 637 ; 
an  account  of  whose  family,  compiled  by  the  writer,  occupies  pages  171-8, 
in  the  New  England  Hist.  Gen.  Register,  April,  1852.  The  line  of 
descent  is  as  follows : — 

MICHAEL  METCALF/  born  in  Tatterford,  Norfolk  Co.,  England,  in  1586; 

married,    1st,  13  Oct.  1616,  Sarah of  Wayham,  who  was  born  17 

June,  1593.  Persecuted  for  his  puritan  principles,  he  succeeded,  after 
some  difficulties,  in  reaching  America  "three  days  before  midsummer," 
1637,  with  his  wife,  nine  children,  and  a  servant.  He  was  admitted  a  towns- 
man in  Dedham,  14  July,  1637,  united  with  the  church  there  in  1639,  and 
was  held  in  good  esteem.  His  wife  died  30  Nov.  1644,  and  he  married, 
2d,  Widow  Mary  Pidge  of  Roxbury,  13  Aug.  1645.  He  died  24  Dec. 
1664,  and  his  will  is  on  record.  His  children,  all  born  in  Norwich,  and 
all  by  his  first  wife,  were — 

I.  MICHAEL,*  born  13  Nov.  1617;  died  young,  in  England. 

II.  MARY,*  bom  14  Feb.  1618 ;  married,  24  Nov.  1642,  Henry  Wilson. 

III.  MiCHAEL,2  born   29  Aug.  1620;    married,  2  April,  1644,  Mary, 

daughter   of  John    Fairbanks,  senr.      Died  24   Dec.    1654,  in 
Dedham;  she  died  12  Feb.  1672. 

IV.  JOHN,"  born  5  Sept.  1822;  married,  22  March,  1647,  Mary,  daughter 

of  Francis  Chickering.     He  died  27  Nov.  1675. 

V.  SARAH,Z  born  10   Sept.  1624;    married  Robert  Onion  of  Dedham. 
VI.  ELIZABETH,2  born  4  Oct.  1626;  married,  15  Sept.  1648,  Thomas 
Bancroft  of  Reading. 


APPENDIX.  51 

VII.  MARTHA,2  born  27  March,  1628;   married,  1st,  William  Brignall; 

2d,  2  Aug.  1654,  Christopher  Smith;  3d,  -    -  Stow. 
VIII.  THOMAS,*  bora  27  Dec.  1629;  married,  1st,  12  Sept.  1655,  Sarah 
Paige;    2d,  2  Dec.  1679, 
Anne  Paine.   He  was  Dea- 
con  at  Dedham;    died  16 
Nov.  1702.  / 

IX.  ANN,*  born  1  March,  1631 ;  died  young,  in  England. 
X.  JANE,*  born  24  March,  1632 ;  married  Samuel  Walker  of  Rehoboth. 
XL  REBEKA,2  bom  5  April,  1635;  married,  5  April,  J659,  John  Mack- 
intosh of  Dedham. 

MiCHAEL,2  born  and  married  as  above,  had  children — 

I.  MICHAEL,"  born  21  Jan.  1645;  married,  17  Sept.  1672,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  John  Kingsbury.  He  died  1  or  2  Sept.  1693.  She 
died  24  Oct.  1732. 

II.  MARY,"  born  15  Aug.  1646;    married,  10  Dec.  1668,  John  Ware; 
had  nine  sons  and  two  daughters. 

III.  SARAH,3  born  7  Dec.  1648;  married,  4  June,  1677,  Robert  Ware  of 

Wrentham. 

IV.  JONATHAN,3  bom  21  Sept.  1650;  married,  10  April,  1674,  Hannah, 

daughter  of  John  Kendrick.     He  died  27  May,  1727.     She  died 
23  Dec.  1731. 

V.  ELEAZER,3  born  20  March,  1653;   was  deacon  at  Wrentham;  mar- 
ried, 9  April,  1684,  Melatia  Fisher. 

MICHAEL,"  born  and  married  as  above,  had  children — 

I.x  MICHAEL,*  born  9  May,  1674;  died  probably  unmarried. 


II.  MART,*  born  3  Oct.  1676;  married,  5  Jan.  1699,  Jeremiah  Wood- 
cock ;  had  children :  Jeremiah,8  Margaret,5  Mary,*  Nathaniel,* 
"  Meream,"*  "  Carnelus,"*  Michael,*  Sarah,*  and  others. 

III.  THOMAS,4  born  3  Jan.  1679;  married  Lydia,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 

and  Lydia  Chickering.4     She  was  born  1  Dec.  1678. 

IV.  SARAH,*  born  26  April,  1682;  married  John  Gay;    had  daughters, 

Sarah,*  Elizabeth,*  and  Abigail,*  who  married  Tomson. 
V.  ELEAZER,*  born  12  Feb.  1684-5;  married,  6  Sept.  1711,  Hannah 

Ware,  and  had  Hannah,*  Deborah.* 

VI.  HANNAH,*  born  17  April,  1687  ;  married,  1st,  18  Nov.  1729,  Thom- 
as Stedman  of  Brookline ;  2d,  Timothy  Kingsbury  of  Needham. 
VII.  DANIEL,*  born  25  June,  1691;  died  29  Jan.  1719,  probably  unmarried. 


02  APPENDIX. 

THOMAS,*  born  and  married  as  above,  had  children — 

I.  LYDIA,*  born  15  Feb.  1711 ;  married  Thomas  Fuller;  had  no  chil- 
dren; died  April,  1791-2. 

II.  THOMAS,*   born  19  Jan.  1713;    died,  unmarried,  8  Oct.  1760 — a 
cart  wheel  passing  over  him. 

III.  MICHAEL,*  born  20  Oct.  1715 ;  died  unmarried. 

IV.  ESTHER,*  born  11  Feb.  1717-18;  married,  16  April,  1747,  John3 

Harris  (23)  of  Brookline. 


HARRIS. 

Hon.  James  Savage,  in  his  Genealogical  History  of  New  England,  men- 
tions other  early  inhabitants  of  the  name  of  Harris,  as  follows : 

ANTHONY,  of  Boston,  of  the  Artillery  Company  in  1644,  perhaps  the 
Anthony  of  Ipswich  in  1648,  but  who  died  at  Chelsea,  30  Dec.  1651,  and 
mentions  in  his  will  his  wife  Elizabeth,  brothers  Daniel  and  Thomas,  and 
brother-in-law  Elias  Maverick,  who  married  his  sister  Ann. 

ARTHUR,  of  Duxbury  in  1640,  died  in  Boston,  10  June,  1674,  leaving 
wife  Martha  and  four  children. 

BENJAMIN,  arrived  in  1687,  returned  in  1694. 

BERNARD,  of  Boston,  wife  Mary,  son  Hezekiah,  b.  13  Aug.  1666. 

DANIEL,  of  Rowley  in  1643,  wife  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  Weld  of 
Roxbury,  and  had  several  children. 

DAVID,  of  Charlestown  in  1695,  had  four  children. 

EXPERIENCE,  of  Boston  in  1676,  had  daughter  Abigail. 

GEORGE,  of  Salem  in  1636,  had  several  children. 

JAMES,  of  Boston  in  1668,  had  twelve  children. 

JOHN,  of  Rowley  in  1647,  had  six  children. 

JOHN,  of  Boston  in  1657. 

NICHOLAS,  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  1665—84. 

RICHARD,  of  Cambridge,  died  in  1644. 

SAMUEL,  of  Salem. 

THOMAS,  alias  Williams,  who  came  with  Winthrop. 

THOMAS,  of  Roxbury,  who  died  2  Sept.  1640. 

THOMAS,  of  Providence  in  1637,  brother  of  William;  had  ten  children. 

THOMAS,  of  Ipswich  in  1636,  had  at  least  eight  children. 

THOMAS,  a  Quaker,  cruelly  treated  in  Boston  in  1658. 

WILLIAM,  of  Salem  in  1 635,  brother  of  Thomas  of  Providence,  had 
four  children. 

WILLIAM,  of  Charlestown  in  1642,  brother  of  Anthony. 

Also,  a  considerable  number  of  others  later,  but  prior  to  1700. 


INDEX. 


I.    Of  persons  bearing  the  name  of  Harris. 

[The  figures  denote  the  "  general  number,'-  not  the  page.] 


Abby  A.7  467. 
Abigail,3  18. 
Abigail3  (Newell)  21. 
Abigail4  (Whiting)  50. 
Abigail5  (Merriam)  124. 
Abigail5  (Williams)  157. 
Abijah,4  89. 
Abijah,5  182. 
Albert/  407. 
Almira6  (White)  333. 
Amariah,4  46. 
Amariah,4  47. 
Amariah,5  112. 
Amariah,6  220. 
Amariah,6  257. 
Amos,7  490. 
Anna,4  88. 
Anna,4  98. 
Anna,5  171. 
Anna5  (Nichols)  185. 
Ansill,6  231. 
Ansill  J.7  418. 
Archibald  C.7  500. 
Arethusa6  (Keith)  234. 
Asa,5  155. 
Asa,5  179. 
Asa,»  198. 
Asa,6  344. 

Augusta7  (Fisher)  386. 
Augustus,6  246. 
Benjamin,3  36. 
Benjamin,4  73. 
Benjamin,6  284. 
Benjamin,7  473. 
Benjamin  F.7  438. 
Benjamin  N.5  132. 
Benjamin  N.6  284. 
Beriah,6  219. 
Caleb,6  225. 
Caleb,8  235. 
Caroline  D.6  379. 
Caroline  E.7  479. 
Caroline  S.6  (Smith;  295. 
Catherine5  (Fairbanks)  129. 
Catherine,6  353. 

7 


Celia7  (Stock-well,  Willis) 

492. 

Charles,6  294. 
Charles  F.7  436. 
Charlotte6  (Borden)  339. 
Cyrus,7  497. 
Daniel,2  5. 
Daniel,3  25. 
Daniel,3  35. 
Daniel,4  96. 
Daniel,6  229. 
Darius  W.7  480. 
Day  H.6  376. 
Edmund  C.8  page  45. 
Edmund  M.7  462. 
Edwin,7  503. 
Elbridge,6  261. 
Elbridge,7  456. 
Elijah,5  144. 
Elijah,6  335. 
Elijah,6  352. 
Elijah,7  472. 
Elisha,«221. 
Eliza  A.6  331. 
Elizabeth,2  (Whitney)  2. 
Elizabeth,3  16. 
Elizabeth,3  (Warren)  30. 
Elizabeth,4  91. 
Elizabeth,5  (Decoster)  113. 
Elizabeth  [Betsey]5  121. 
Elizabeth,5  177. 
Elizabeth,5  196. 
Elizabeth,6  359. 
Elizabeth,6  377. 
Elizabeth,7  408. 
Elizabeth  C.6  380. 
Elizabeth  M.71(Packard)454. 
Elizabeth  M.7  (Davis)  464. 
Ellen  M.6  300. 
Emeline,6  (Haskins)  328. 
Enoch,5  103. 
Ephraim,6  228. 
Eras,6  230. 
Esther,5  131. 
Esther7  (Welles)  496. 


Esther  M.5  (Fuller)  125. 
Esther  S.6  (Peaslee)  287. 
Eunice6  (Brown,  Tolman) 

232. 

Frances7  (Loring)  457. 
Francis,4  68. 
Francis,5  154. 
Francis,5  159. 
Francis,6  343. 
Frederick  C.7419. 
Frederick  C.7  420. 
Frederick  G.7  387. 
Fullam,4  76. 
Fullam,5  162. 
George,6  826. 
George  W.6  299. 
Granville,6  263. 
Granville  A.7  423. 
Hannah4  (Child)  49. 
Hannah4  (Hayj  74. 
Hannah5  (Packard)  111. 
Hannah,5  149. 
Hannah5  (Pratt)  158. 
Hannah,5  172. 
Hannah,6  347. 
Hannah,7  410. 
Harriet  B.«  (West)  338. 
Henrietta7  (Stowell)  461. 
Howard,6  226. 
Huldah6  (Daniels)  363. 
Huldah7  (Wood)  498. 
Irene,7  409. 
Isaac,5  148. 
Isaac,6  358. 
Isaac,7  493. 
Isaac,7  499. 
Jacob,5  147. 
James,5  145. 
James,6  340. 
Jane,5  163. 
Jane6  (Sampson)  325. 
Jane,7  507. 
Jason,8  211. 
Jesse,5  102. 
Joanna3  (Woodward)  28. 


54 


INDEX. 


John,2  3. 

John,3  19. 

John,3  23. 

John,*  37. 

John,*  44. 

John,*  53. 

John,5  115. 

John,s  143. 

John,«  350. 

John  Adams,6  297. 

John  Ansill,6  260. 

John  J.7  421. 

John  L.7  504. 

John  N.7  434. 

John  S.7  411. 

Jonathan,5  178. 

Jonathan,5  181. 

Jonathan,6  364. 

Joseph,3  24. 

Joseph,5  142. 

Joseph,6  222. 

Joseph,6  323. 

Joseph,6  f<54. 

Joseph/  422. 

Joseph,7  455. 

Joseph  W.6  292. 

Josephus,6  238. 

Josiah  D.6  384. 

Laban,5  106. 

Laura,6  266. 

Lemuel,5  104. 

Lois5  (Cooledge)  209. 

Louis,7  406. 

Louisa.6  224. 

Louisa  E.6  267. 

Louisa  J.7  475. 

Lucy5  (Boyden)  114. 

Lucy5  130. 

Lucy5  137. 

Lucy5  (Cobleigh,  Marean) 

138. 
Lucy5  (Samson,   Bailey, 

Borden)  141, 
Lucy5  (Berry)  176. 
Lucy6  (Atwood)  237. 
Lucy',6  361. 

Lucy7  (Twitchell)  491. 
Lucy  A.7  501. 
Lucy  H.6  286. 
Lucy  S.6  (Harrington)  264. 
Luther  M.5  135. 
Lydia,4  38. 
Lydia,5  (Wight)  105. 
Lydia5  Fairbanks)  12C. 
Lydia  M.6  296. 
Margaret,3  20. 
Martha,"  381. 
Martha  W.7  468. 
Mary,3  14. 
Mary  3  15. 
Mary,*  51. 
Mary*  (Davis)  87. 


Mary5  (Colburn)  123. 

Mary5  (Skinner)  140. 

Mary,5  146. 

Man,5  175. 

Mary,5  184. 

Mary6   (Packard)  233. 

Mary,6  351. 

Marye  (Foster)  356. 

Mary ,7  4 15. 

Mary7  (Fogg)  489. 

Mary  A.6  336. 

Mary  A.6  337. 

Mary  A.6  383. 

Mary  B.7  432. 

Mary  C.5  (Sumner)  133. 

Mary  E.8  page  45. 

Mary  W.6  (Wetherbee)  293. 

Mehitable3  (Walker)  34. 

Mehitable«  (Jewett)  90. 

Melatiah,5  107. 

Mercy  W.6  (Rowel)  285. 

Michael,4  32. 

Michael,5  122. 

Michael  M.6  265. 

Moses,4  97. 

Moses,5  180. 

Nancy,5  146. 

Nancy,6  223. 

Nancy6  (Francis)  334. 

Nancy,6  365. 

Nathaniel,3  29. 

Nathaniel,4  71. 

Nathaniel,6  164. 

Nathaniel,5  170. 

Nathaniel,6  349. 

Nelson  D.7  505. 

Orinda,6341. 

Otis,6  327. 

Padeus,6  324. 

Phebe7  (Cockle)  494. 

Priscilla,2  6. 

Priscilla*  (Child)  26. 

Priscilla,4  70. 

Priscilla4  (Smith)  72. 

Priscilla5  (Dickinson)  152. 

Prudence,6  227. 

Rebecca5  (Chapman)  139. 

Robert,i  i. 

Robert,3  13. 

Robert,3  33. 

Robert,5  134. 

Robert,5  208. 

Robert,*  301. 

Robert  E.7  465. 

Robert  W.6  885. 

Rufus,6  360. 

Rufus,7  495. 

Sally5  (Tucker)  128. 

Sally  M.6  259. 

Samuel,4  86. 

Samuel,5  99. 

Samuel.5  150. 


Samuel,6  346. 

Samuel,6  355. 

Samuel  B.6  256. 

Samuel  B.7  412. 

Samuel  F.7  476. 

Sarah3  (May)  17. 

Sarah3  (Hooper)  32. 

Sarah4  (White)  69. 

Sarah,5  100. 

Sarah5  (Curtis)  110. 

Sarah,5  153. 

Sarah6  (Bennet)  156. 

Sarah,5  174. 

Sarah,5  197. 

Sarah,5  199. 

Sarah6  (Whiting)  210. 

Sarah6  (Town)^357. 

Sarahs  (De  Witt)  375. 

Sarah  C.6  382. 

Sarah  E.8  page  45. 

Sarah  J.7  (Prescott)  453. 

Sarah  P.7  388. 

Sarah  W.7  435. 

Sophia,6  245. 

Sophia  T.7(  Hammond)  458. 

Sophronia,6  255. 

Stearns  De  W.7  502. 

Stephen,5  75. 

Stephen,4  95. 

Stephen,5  173. 

Stephen,6  348. 

Susan  A.7  474. 

Susan  H.6  (Hodgdon)  288. 

Susan  J.6  332. 

Sylvanus,6  362. 

Sylvanus  J.7  478. 

Thaddeus,7  471. 

Thaddeus  M.,  page  4. 

Thomas,3  27. 

Thomas,4  44. 

Thomas,4  67. 

Thomas  M.5  127. 

Timothy,2  4. 

Timothy,3  22. 

Timothy,3  31. 

Timothy,4  45. 

Timothy,3  108. 

Timothy,5  183. 

Timothy,6  218. 

Vashti,6  258. 

Warren,6  262. 

William,4  94. 

William,5  101. 

William,5  109. 

William,5  136. 

William,5  207. 

William,6  236. 

William  B.7  413. 

William  H.7  466. 

William  H.7  477. 

William  J.7  437. 


INDEX. 


55 


II.    Of  other  names  than  that  of  Harris. 


[The  figures  denote  the  page.] 


Adams,   14,   16,   18,  20,  26, 

Davis,  7,  11,  13,  22,  25,  29, 

36,  37,  38. 

45,  47. 

Alden,  25. 

Day,  29,  40,  48. 

Andrews,  19. 

Dea,  8. 

Atherton,  22,  28. 

Decoster,  24,  31,  32,  42. 

At  wood,  31,  43. 

De  Witt,  30,  48. 

Bacon,  14. 

Dickinson,  27. 

Bailev.  27,  37. 

Doggett,  32. 

Baker,  42. 

Dorman,  35. 

Ballantine,  12. 

Douglas,  5. 

Bancroft,  50. 

Drew,  37. 

Bartlett,  47. 

Dwight,  10,  27,  38. 

Benjamin,  21,  27,  38. 

Dwinell,  42. 

Bennet,  27,  38. 

Eddy,  37, 

Berry,  28. 

Fairbanks,  25,  34,  50. 

Bickford,  33,  39,  43,  46. 

Tales,  34. 

Bond,  22. 

Finch,  6. 

Borden,  27,  37,  38. 

Fisher,  51. 

Boughey,  5,  9,  14-17. 

Fisk,  41. 

Bouin,  7. 

Flanders,  45. 

Bowles,  33,  43. 

Fogg,  46. 

Boydell,  18. 

Foster,  39,  46. 

Boyden,  24,  26,  32. 

Francis,  38. 

Brett,  31,  42. 

Frissel,  10,  11. 

Bridge,  6,  17. 

Fullam,  17,  21,  27,  28. 

Brignall,  51. 

Fuller,  25,  34,  48,  52. 

Brown,  1C,  18,  21-3,  28,  31, 

Gardner,  11. 

34,  37,  39,  41,  44. 

Gary,  6,  11. 

Bruce,  8. 

Gay,  19,  23,  30,  51. 

Bryant,  37. 

Gibson,  31. 

Budery,  27,  37,  45. 

Goddard,  13. 

Cady,  38. 

Goldsmith,  35. 

Capen,  31,  43. 

Gore,  10,  12. 

Chamberlain,  6,  7. 

Green,  33. 

Chapman,  26,  27,  36,  38,  46. 

Griffin,  7,  10,  11,  13. 

Checkley,  19,  20. 

Hale,  45. 

Cheney,  50. 

Hall,  26. 

Chickering,  50,  51  . 

Hammond,  45. 

Child,  10,  11,  13,  17-9,  21, 

Harrington,  33,  45. 

24. 

Haskins,  37,  38. 

Church,  23,  30. 

Hay,  22,  28. 

Clapp,  37. 

Hibbins,  6,  8. 

Clark,  30,  41. 

Hills,  30. 

Cobleigh,  26,  36. 

Hodgdon,  35,  44. 

Cockle,  47. 

Hodges,  37. 

Coffin,  37,  45. 

Holden,  27. 

Colburn,  25,  33. 

Hooper,  17,  23. 

Corey,  38. 

Howard,  24,31. 

Cotton,  19. 

Hunt,  42. 

Crafts,  19. 

Hyde,  36. 

Crane,  31,  42. 

Jackson,  10,  39. 

Crehore,  45. 

Jewett,  22,  30. 

Crowne,  8. 

Keith,  26,  31,  42. 

Curtis,  14,  24,  31. 

Kendrick,  Kenric,  6,  51. 

Dana,  20,  25,  32-4. 

Kingsburv,  49,  51. 

Daniels,  24,  32,  39,  48. 

Lamb,  22",  29,  40. 

Davenport,  10. 

Larkin,  45. 

Lathrop,  36. 

Leach,  24,  31,  41,  42,  43. 

Leavitt,  49. 

Le  Baron,  36. 

Logan,  47. 

Loker,  7,  25. 

Loring,  45. 

Lothrop,  37. 

Lynfield,  19,  24,  31,  32. 

Lyon,   6,  10,  11,  21,  24. 

Mackintosh,  51. 

Mann,  24,  36. 

Marsh,  39,  46. 

Mason,  6. 

May,  15,  18. 

Mayes,  6. 

Mayo,  29,  40. 

Mead,  28. 

Merriam,"  25,  33. 

Metcalf,  16,  20,  25,  50. 

Morey,  9,  15,  16,  19,  20,49, 

50. 

Morris,  21. 
Newell,  16,  49. 
Newhall,  39,  47. 
Nichols,  29,  40. 
Niles,  20,  26,  34-6. 
Norcross,  27. 
Oliver,  6,  7. 
Onion,  50. 
Oulton,  8. 

Packard,  24,  31,  37,  42,  45. 
Paige,  51. 
Payne,  51. 
Payson,  10. 
Peaslee,  35,  44. 
Phipps,  12,  29,40. 
Pidge,  50. 
Pierce,  21,  27. 
Pierpont,  49. 
Piser,  42. 
Pratt,  27,  43. 
Prentice,  10. 
Prescott,  45. 
Provoost,  40. 
Pynchon,  23,  30,  40. 
Rand,  25. 
Record,  24,  32. 
Reed,  35,  48. 
Reynolds,  9,  14. 
Robbins,  22,  29,  39,  40. 
Roe,  8,  9. 
Rowel,  34,  44. 
Ruggles,  7,  10. 
Salley,  26. 

Sampson,  27,  37,  38,  46. 
Sanger,  9,  14,  18,  19. 


INDEX. 


Scot,  18. 

Searle,  13. 

Sewall,  12. 

Simpson,  34. 

Skinner,  26,  36. 

Smith,  6,  22,  24,  28,  30,  37, 

44,  45,  51. 
Somerby,  5,  6. 
Sprague,  41 . 
Stearns,  17,  22,  29,  30. 
Stedman,  51. 

Stevens,  16,  19,  25,  32,  43. 
Stockwell,  47. 
Storer,  22,  27-8. 
Stoughton,  11. 
Stow,  51. 
Stowell,  45. 
Sumner,  26,  35. 


Tarr,  43. 
Thayer,  35,  47. 
Thompson,  51. 
Thorpe,  8. 
Tolman,  31,  41. 
Totman,  10. 

Town,  29,  39,  46,  47,  48. 
Tucker,  25,  34. 
Twichell,  47. 
Underwood,  39,  47. 
Walker,  17,  5i. 
Ware,  41,  51. 
Warren,  17,  22. 
Watson,  49.   , 
Weld,  12,  50. 
Welles,  47. 
West,  38. 
Wetherbee,  34,  43. 


Wetherell,  48. 

Wheeler,  35,  36,  47. 

Whitcomb.  26,  34,  43,  44. 

White,  21,  28,  30,37,38,45. 

Whitney,  9,  13,  14,  18,  34. 

Whiting,  20,  24,  30,  34. 

Whritner,  48. 

Wight,  24. 

Wilding,  8. 

Williams,  27. 

Willis,  47. 

Wilson,  10, 13, 15, 19,  23,  50. 

Winchester,  14,  17,  18,  21, 

49. 

Witt,  39,  47. 
Wood,  47. 
Woodcock,  51. 
Woodward,  14,  17,  18,  21. 


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